AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
47Rasterization—
33.6Ray Tracing20
56.8Memory71.2
71.6Efficiency79.1
58.4Compute73.2
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+15) and memory (+14). AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 34 vs 20
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $649 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 57
- Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 72
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 58
- 122% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 4,608
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 230 W+23% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,608 | 10,240+122% |
| RT cores | 72 | 80+11% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 768 GB/s+50% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,700Top 42% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,550Top 57% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,800Top 34% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 150 fpsTop 42% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 110 fpsTop 42% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 59 fpsTop 44% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS |
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