Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
47
24
19
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
35
27
17
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
61
44
27
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
40
34
25
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
23
17
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
31
26
18
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
20
12
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
22
18
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
38
35
21
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High35n/a
1080p Ultra26n/a
1440p Ultra18n/a
4K Ultra9n/a
DeviationHighn/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
2954
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy3027n/a
Solar Bay13634n/a
Port Royal625n/a
Fire Strike10307n/a
Night Raid37427n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
40574
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Background Blur62.4 frames/sn/a
Face Detection35.7 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection1.62 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection2.11 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur2.05 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.52 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching185.1 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics5502.5 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
6688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark424n/a
DirectX 1141 fpsn/a
DirectX 1238 fpsn/a
GPU Compute2951 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
30 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)176.9 fpsn/a
Car Chase193 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)143.5 fpsn/a
T-Rex705.9 fpsn/a
ALU 2868.1 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2263.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation1106.8n/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
2993.16

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 22, 2022 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA107S GB207

GPU

GPU Frequency 370-890 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 745-1710 MHz 1500-2662 MHz
Shader Units 2048 2560
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 16 20
Ray Tracing Cores 16 20
Tensor Cores 64 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 24-55 Gpix/sec 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 48-109 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.1-7 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 IGP
TGP 20-60 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² n/a
Transistor count 8.7 billion n/a
Transistor density 43.5 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 64 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
96 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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