AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
49.6Rasterization40.7
36.4Ray Tracing38.6
58.2Memoryspec-based71.2
67.2Efficiencyspec-based79.1
63.9Compute57.6
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 53.1 against 53.1 for NVIDIA RTX A5500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT edges ahead in rasterization and compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 41
- Stronger compute score: 64 vs 58
- 38% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 21,616 vs 15,681
- 32% higher PassMark G3D: 28,069 vs 21,192
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $1,099 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- 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
- 33% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 576 GB/s
- 31% lower TDP: 230 W vs 335 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 335 W | 230 W+31% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 10,240+100% |
| RT cores | 80 | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 768 GB/s+33% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,616+38%Top 20% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,081Top 38% | 4,491+10%Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 28,069+32%Top 17% | 21,192Top 43% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS |
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