RTX A2000 8GB Laptop vs RTX A500 Laptop

RTX A2000 8GB Laptop
RTX A500 Laptop
2560 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1687MHz
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1537MHz
FP32
8.64 TFLOPS
FP32
6.3 TFLOPS
FP16
8.64 TFLOPS
FP16
6.3 TFLOPS
Form Factor
Soldered
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Form Factor
Soldered
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TDP
95W
TDP
50W
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
Family
RTX A
Family
RTX A
Codename
NV176
GA106
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Codename
NV177
GA107
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
4/12/2021
Release Date
3/22/2022
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Die Size
200 mm²
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Transistor Count
13.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
8.7 Billion
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Transistor Density
48.01M/mm²
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Transistor Density
43.50M/mm²
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Form
Soldered
Form
Soldered
Shading Units
2560 Shaders
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Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Tensor Cores
80 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
64 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
20 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
16 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
20 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
16 SMs
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1215MHz Base
1687MHz
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832MHz Base
1537MHz
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FP16
8.64 TFLOPS
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FP16
6.3 TFLOPS
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FP32
8.64 TFLOPS
FP32
6.3 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.14 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.1 TFLOPS
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Ray Tracing
12.2 TOPS Base Clock
16.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
6.7 TOPS Base Clock
12.3 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
80.976 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
49.184 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
134.96 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
98.368 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
3MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
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8GB
GDDR6
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4GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
12GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
12GT/s
Bandwidth
96GB/s
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TDP
95W
TDP
50W
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Not a Card
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Not a Card
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
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