RTX A500 Mobile vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	447	315
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.74	20.11
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GA107S
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 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	1280	2048
Core clock speed	931 MHz	832 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	80.88	98.37
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	80	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Interface

IGP

PCIe 4.0 x16

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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	96 GB/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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

RX Vega M GL 10.12

RTX A500 Mobile 17.50
+72.9%

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.

RX Vega M GL 3891

RTX A500 Mobile 6727
+72.9%

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	24−27 −83.3%	44 +83.3%
1440p	14−16 −78.6%	25 +78.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −66.7%	130−140 +66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −22.2%	44 +22.2%
Fortnite	55−60 −61%	95−100 +61%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −83.3%	66 +83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −56.4%	120−130 +56.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −80%	50−55 +80%
World of Tanks	140−150 −47.6%	210−220 +47.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −75%	60−65 +75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −56.4%	120−130 +56.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−69.5%

100−105

+69.5%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −72.4%	50−55 +72.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−63.6%

18−20
+63.6%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	32 +0%	32 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	62 +0%	62 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	54 +0%	54 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30 +0%	30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 +0%	30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Fortnite	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is 83% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 Mobile is 79% faster in 1440p

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 83% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 11 tests (17%)
there's a draw in 53 tests (83%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.12	17.50
Recency	1 February 2018	22 March 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt

RTX A500 Mobile has a 72.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook graphics card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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