AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
24.4Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based71.2
92.6Efficiencyspec-based79.1
27.9Compute73.2
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT5 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA RTX A5500 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 43% lower TDP: 130 W vs 230 W
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 28
- 627% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 1,408
- 500% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 4 GB
- 243% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 130 W+43% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 10,240+627% |
| RT cores | — | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 768 GB/s+243% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS |
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