RTX A5500 Max-Q vs Radeon RX 570X Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Polaris | GA103 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 10 January 2019 (7 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (4 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 585 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1168 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 22,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65-110 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 292.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 18.71 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 7.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2019 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 80 Watt |
RX 570X Mobile has 23% lower power consumption.
RTX A5500 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 570X Mobile and RTX A5500 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 570X Mobile is a notebook graphics card while RTX A5500 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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