AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
46.3Rasterization40.7
35.6Ray Tracing38.6
56.8Memoryspec-based71.2
71.6Efficiencyspec-based79.1
61.7Compute57.6
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 51.8 against 53.1 for NVIDIA RTX A5500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA RTX A5500 edges ahead in Ray Tracing, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 41
- Stronger compute score: 62 vs 58
- 33% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,816 vs 15,681
- 26% higher PassMark G3D: 26,639 vs 21,192
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 39 vs 36
- 100% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 5,120
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 50% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 512 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 10,240+100% |
| RT cores | 80 | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,816+33%Top 23% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,921Top 41% | 4,491+15%Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,639+26%Top 23% | 21,192Top 43% |
| 1080p Ultra | 126 fpsTop 43% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 95 fpsTop 43% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 55 fpsTop 45% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS |
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