GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs RTX A5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX A5500 with GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A5500 outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 52 | 241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 59 |
| Power efficiency | 16.78 | 27.89 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA102 | GN20-P0 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 March 2022 (2 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
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 | 10240 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1080 MHz | 1238 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1665 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 532.8 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 34.1 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | no data |
| TMUs | 320 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 320 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 80 | no data |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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 | 140−150
+126%
| 62
−126%
|
| 1440p | 95−100
+121%
| 43
−121%
|
| 4K | 55−60
+112%
| 26
−112%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170
+0%
|
170
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 112
+0%
|
112
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how RTX A5500 and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A5500 is 126% faster in 1080p
- RTX A5500 is 121% faster in 1440p
- RTX A5500 is 112% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 48.70 | 21.12 |
| Recency | 22 March 2022 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX A5500 has a 130.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has 283.3% lower power consumption.
The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX A5500 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook one.
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