GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs Radeon Sky 500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Sky 500 with GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Sky 500
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
10.68

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms Sky 500 by a whopping 525% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking45522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.7656.85
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code namePitcairnGB203
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 March 2013 (12 years ago)27 March 2025 (less than a year 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 cores128010496
Core clock speed950 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1515 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate76.00496.9
Floating-point processing power2.432 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs80328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82
L1 Cache320 KB10.3 MB
L2 Cache512 KB64 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth154 GB/s896.0 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 Connectors1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Sky 500 10.68
RTX 5090 Mobile 66.75
+525%

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.

Sky 500 4722
Samples: 12
RTX 5090 Mobile 29512
+525%
Samples: 462

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 HD24−27
−600%
168
+600%
1440p18−20
−544%
116
+544%
4K10−12
−590%
69
+590%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 390
+0%
390
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 301
+0%
301
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 108
+0%
108
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 219
+0%
219
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 157
+0%
157
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 97
+0%
97
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+0%
168
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 176
+0%
176
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60
+0%
60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Sky 500 and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 600% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 544% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 590% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.68 66.75
Recency 27 March 2013 27 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 525% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 57.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Sky 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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