NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti compare to the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile in overall benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 49,957, while the RTX A500 Mobile scores 39,568. The RTX 5070 Ti sits at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with the A500 Mobile at the 82nd percentile.

Q: Which GPU wins in Geekbench OpenCL performance?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti scores 212,363 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 414.7% higher than the A500 Mobile's 41,263. This is a decisive victory for the desktop card.

Q: What about Vulkan performance? Is the gap similar?

A: Yes, the gap widens even further in Vulkan. The RTX 5070 Ti scores 225,122, which is 494.4% higher than the A500 Mobile's 37,873.

Q: What are the closest rivals to each GPU according to the database?

A: For the RTX 5070 Ti, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (0.1% behind), Intel Arc A550M (0.4% ahead), and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (2% ahead). For the A500 Mobile, the closest is the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (0% difference), followed by the Pro 575X (1.2% ahead).

Q: What process nodes do these GPUs use?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti uses a 5 nm process from TSMC, while the RTX A500 Mobile uses an 8 nm process from Samsung. This difference contributes to the significant gap in transistor density.

Q: What are the launch dates and production statuses?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti was released on February 19, 2025, and is currently active in production. The RTX A500 Mobile was released on March 21, 2022, and is now end-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile represent two distinct architectural generations from NVIDIA. The RTX 5070 Ti is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip, while the RTX A500 Mobile uses the older Ampere architecture with the GA107S chip.

The manufacturing processes differ substantially. The RTX 5070 Ti uses a 5 nm process at TSMC with 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 120.6 million per square millimeter. In contrast, the RTX A500 Mobile uses an 8 nm process at Samsung with 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, giving a density of 43.5 million per square millimeter. This means the RTX 5070 Ti packs nearly three times the transistor density.

Memory configurations are also radically different. The RTX 5070 Ti features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX A500 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, providing just 96.00 GB/s. The desktop card has four times the memory capacity and over nine times the bandwidth.

Compute resources show a similar pattern. The RTX 5070 Ti has 8,960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation units. It also includes 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores. The RTX A500 Mobile offers 2,048 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with 16 ray tracing cores and 64 tensor cores. The desktop card has over four times the shading units and ray tracing cores.

Clock speeds differ in an interesting way. The RTX 5070 Ti runs at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts to 2452 MHz. The RTX A500 Mobile has a lower base clock of 832 MHz but boosts to 1537 MHz. The memory clocks also differ: the RTX 5070 Ti runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective, while the A500 Mobile runs at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective.

Power and physical specifications contrast sharply. The RTX 5070 Ti has a TDP of 300 W, requires a dual-slot cooler, uses a single 16-pin power connector, and needs a 700 W power supply. It is 304 mm long, 137 mm high, and 48 mm wide. The RTX A500 Mobile has a TDP of just 30 W, is an IGP form factor, requires no power connectors, and has no listed dimensions since it is designed for portable devices.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes two head-to-head benchmark comparisons between these GPUs, and the RTX 5070 Ti wins both decisively.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5070 Ti scores 212,363 compared to the RTX A500 Mobile's 41,263. This represents a 414.7% advantage for the desktop card. OpenCL performance is often used as a proxy for general compute workloads, and the gap here is substantial. The RTX 5070 Ti's FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS versus the A500 Mobile's 6.296 TFLOPS explains much of this difference, as does the larger memory bandwidth.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 5070 Ti scores 225,122 against the A500 Mobile's 37,873. The delta expands to 494.4%, making Vulkan the larger margin of victory. Vulkan performance tends to stress both the graphics pipeline and memory subsystem, and the RTX 5070 Ti's advantages in shading units, texture rate, and bandwidth all contribute to this result.

The texture rate comparison is instructive: the RTX 5070 Ti achieves 686.6 GTexel/s, while the A500 Mobile manages 98.37 GTexel/s. Pixel rates show a similar story, with 235.4 GPixel/s versus 49.18 GPixel/s. These raw throughput metrics underpin the benchmark results.

The RTX 5070 Ti also wins in the broader benchmark suite. It has scores across multiple PassMark tests, including DirectX 10 (192), DirectX 11 (300), DirectX 12 (127), DirectX 9 (351), G2D (1,332), G3D (32,974), and GPU Compute (20,203). The A500 Mobile has no recorded PassMark scores, leaving the head-to-head data limited to the two Geekbench tests.

The win tally stands at 2 for the RTX 5070 Ti and 0 for the A500 Mobile in direct comparisons. The average benchmark score difference is 10,389 points in favor of the desktop card, and the percentile rankings place the RTX 5070 Ti at 86 versus 82 for the A500 Mobile.

The Verdict

The data makes the hierarchy clear. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the dominant performer in every recorded metric, with benchmark deltas of 414.7% in OpenCL and 494.4% in Vulkan over the RTX A500 Mobile. Its average benchmark score of 49,957 places it alongside desktop-class rivals like the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50,951) and RX 6800 XT (48,477), while the A500 Mobile's 39,568 aligns it with workstation-class GPUs like the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (39,555) and Pro WX 7100 (40,063).

For users seeking maximum compute and graphics performance, the RTX 5070 Ti is the clear choice. It offers over four times the shading units, over nine times the memory bandwidth, and roughly seven times the FP32 throughput of the A500 Mobile. The desktop card is designed for high-end gaming and demanding professional workloads, as evidenced by its 300 W TDP and dual-slot cooler.

The RTX A500 Mobile serves a completely different purpose. Its 30 W TDP, IGP form factor, and portable-device-dependent display outputs indicate it is built for mobile workstations where power efficiency and compactness matter more than raw performance. Its 82nd percentile ranking shows it remains competitive within its class, and its nearest rivals are all AMD Radeon Pro series cards, confirming its professional mobile positioning.

The choice depends entirely on the use case. A desktop system with room for a 304 mm dual-slot card and a 700 W power supply will benefit from the RTX 5070 Ti's massive performance advantage. A thin-and-light mobile workstation will require the A500 Mobile's low power draw and integrated form factor. The RTX 5070 Ti's launch MSRP is 749 USD, making it a premium desktop component, while the A500 Mobile has no recorded launch MSRP.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile |

|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------|

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ampere |

| Chip | GB203 | GA107S |

| Process Node | 5 nm (TSMC) | 8 nm (Samsung) |

| Transistors | 45,600 million | 8,700 million |

| Die Size | 378 mm² | 200 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 120.6M / mm² | 43.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2295 MHz | 832 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2452 MHz | 1537 MHz |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 64 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 896.0 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) |

| Shading Units | 8,960 | 2,048 |

| TMUs | 280 | 64 |

| ROPs | 96 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 70 | 16 |

| Tensor Cores | 280 | 64 |

| Pixel Rate | 235.4 GPixel/s | 49.18 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 686.6 GTexel/s | 98.37 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 43.94 TFLOPS | 6.296 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1) | 6.296 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 300 W | 30 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 700 W | Not specified |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | Portable Device Dependent |

| Dimensions | 304 mm x 137 mm x 48 mm | Not specified |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | February 19, 2025 | March 21, 2022 |

| Predecessor | GeForce 40 | Quadro Turing-M |

| Successor | GeForce 60 | Ada-MW |

| Launch MSRP | 749 USD | Not specified |

| Average Benchmark Score | 49,957 | 39,568 |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 86 | 82 |