GeForce RTX 5090 vs RTX A5500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	77	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.23
Power efficiency	18.92	12.46
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GA103	GB202
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	7424	21760
Core clock speed	975 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	22,000 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.0	1,637
Floating-point processing power	22.27 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	232	680
Tensor Cores	232	680
Ray Tracing Cores	58	170

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	1.79 TB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	8.6	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX A5500 Mobile 43.58

RTX 5090 100.00
+129%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX A5500 Mobile 17463

RTX 5090 40150
+130%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	124 −66.9%	207 +66.9%
1440p	81 −127%	184 +127%
4K	56 −152%	141 +152%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −115%	210−220 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	129 −125%	290−300 +125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −4.5%	110−120 +4.5%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −115%	210−220 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 −128%	130−140 +128%
Forza Horizon 4	244 −125%	550−600 +125%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −177%	300−350 +177%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −87.6%	190−200 +87.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −81.4%	150−160 +81.4%
Valorant	180−190 −346%	800−850 +346%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −4.5%	110−120 +4.5%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −115%	210−220 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −127%	100−105 +127%
Dota 2	151 −15.9%	170−180 +15.9%
Far Cry 5	108 −47.2%	159 +47.2%
Fortnite	190−200 −62.1%	300−350 +62.1%
Forza Horizon 4	200 −125%	450−500 +125%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −177%	300−350 +177%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 −107%	300−310 +107%
Metro Exodus	38 −418%	190−200 +418%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −2.4%	210−220 +2.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −81.4%	150−160 +81.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −5.5%	170−180 +5.5%
Valorant	180−190 −346%	800−850 +346%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −4.5%	110−120 +4.5%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −104%	202 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 −124%	85−90 +124%
Dota 2	155 −126%	350−400 +126%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −95.2%	200−210 +95.2%
Forza Horizon 4	178 −125%	400−450 +125%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −177%	300−350 +177%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −2.4%	210−220 +2.4%
Valorant	180−190 −346%	800−850 +346%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	99 −70.7%	160−170 +70.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 −122%	220−230 +122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −129%	400−450 +129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −97.9%	90−95 +97.9%
World of Tanks	280−290 −79.2%	500−550 +79.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −10.1%	85−90 +10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Far Cry 5	140−150 −10.3%	160−170 +10.3%
Forza Horizon 4	129 −125%	290−300 +125%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 −210%	230−240 +210%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −74.7%	160−170 +74.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −126%	190−200 +126%
Valorant	150−160 −274%	550−600 +274%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −729%	174 +729%
Dota 2	97 −92.8%	180−190 +92.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 −127%	220−230 +127%
Metro Exodus	31 −439%	167 +439%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −38.4%	200−210 +38.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −106%	60−65 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 −127%	220−230 +127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −65.5%	90−95 +65.5%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −162%	55 +162%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −100%	18−20 +100%
Dota 2	132 −127%	300−310 +127%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −47.9%	100−110 +47.9%
Fortnite	65−70 −39.1%	95−100 +39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	68 −121%	150−160 +121%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −258%	160−170 +258%
Valorant	80−85 −344%	350−400 +344%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

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This is how RTX A5500 Mobile and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 67% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 127% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 152% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 729% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	43.58	100.00
Recency	22 March 2022	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	575 Watt

RTX A5500 Mobile has 248.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 129.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A5500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.