RTX A500 Mobile vs Radeon Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
20.42
+36.3%

Pro W5500 outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking251331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.89no data
Power efficiency12.9219.75
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA107S
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date10 February 2020 (5 years ago)22 March 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1187 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1537 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate123.298.37
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs8864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s96 GB/s
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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

Pro W5500 20.42
+36.3%
RTX A500 Mobile 14.98

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.

Pro W5500 9122
+36.3%
RTX A500 Mobile 6692

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 HD55−60
+27.9%
43
−27.9%
1440p30−35
+30.4%
23
−30.4%
4K5−6
+25%
4
−25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.25no data
1440p13.30no data
4K79.80no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 23
+0%
23
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 20
+0%
20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 66
+0%
66
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 11
+0%
11
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5
+0%
5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30
+0%
30
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 28% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 is 30% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5500 is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.42 14.98
Recency 10 February 2020 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 60 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 36.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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