GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA PG506-232

CORE STATE GA100
VRAM 24 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1440 MHz
TDP 165 W
BUS WIDTH 3072 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX A500 Mobile

CORE STATE GA107S
VRAM 4 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1537 MHz
TDP 30 W
BUS WIDTH 64 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
225,124
41,263
geekbench_vulkan
N/A
37,873

Analysis: NVIDIA PG506-232 vs NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile

If gaming capability is this similarly competitive, this comparison between NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile GPU and the NVIDIA PG506-232 card from NVIDIA grows particularly multifaceted. The two GPUs trade wins over multiple benchmarks. The overall picture is one of remarkable balance. Not one emerges as a undisputed winner. This selection depends on specific needs.

When benchmark scores is extremely comparable, cost and extras become the main variables. Examine RT performance support, DLSS/FSR support, TDP, and platform stability when picking between NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile GPU and the NVIDIA PG506-232 card from NVIDIA. Such factors might sway the decision. Weigh holistically. The larger perspective counts.

Based on a hardware viewpoint, NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile GPU and the NVIDIA PG506-232 card from NVIDIA share similar specifications. Video memory amount, CUDA/stream count, and memory width are nearly comparable. The spec equivalence accounts for the close performance data. Not one possesses a substantial engineering superiority. The competition is balanced.

At the end of the day: NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile GPU and the NVIDIA PG506-232 card from NVIDIA are evenly comparable. Not one warrants a obvious nod over the competitor. Let price and ecosystem considerations shape your final determination. Both graphics cards can serve you capably. This is a no-lose situation.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
PG506-232
RTX A500 Mobile
Core Specs
Shading Units
3,584
2,048 -42.9%
Shaders
3,584
2,048 -42.9%
TMUs
224
64 -71.4%
ROPs
96
32 -66.7%
SM Count
56
16 -71.4%
Clocks
Base Clock
930 MHz
832 MHz
Boost Clock
1440 MHz
1537 MHz
Memory Clock
1215 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective
1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
24 GB
4 GB
VRAM (MB)
24,576
4,096 -83.3%
Memory Type
HBM2
GDDR6
Memory Bus
3072 bit
64 bit
Bandwidth
933.1 GB/s
96.00 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
192 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
24 MB
2 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
138.2 GPixel/s
49.18 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
322.6 GTexel/s
98.37 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
10.32 TFLOPS
6.296 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
5.161 TFLOPS (1:2)
98.37 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
10.32 TFLOPS (1:1)
6.296 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
16
Tensor Cores
224
64 -71.4%
Power
TDP
165 W
30 W
TDP (W)
165
30 -81.8%
Suggested PSU
450 W
Power Connectors
8-pin EPS
None
Architecture
Architecture
Ampere
Ampere
GPU Name
GA100
GA107S
Generation
Server Ampere (Axx)
Ampere-MW (Ax000)
Process Size
7 nm
8 nm
Transistors
54,200 million
8,700 million
Die Size
826 mm²
200 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
65.6M / mm²
43.5M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.0
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
IGP
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
112 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
No outputs
Portable Device Dependent
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Other
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Tesla Turing
Quadro Turing-M
Successor
Server Ada
Ada-MW
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