NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
26.5Rasterization—
22.4Ray Tracing20
37.1Memory71.2
91.5Efficiency79.1
32.8Compute73.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30506 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 38, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+40) and memory (+34). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Stronger efficiency score: 92 vs 79
- 43% lower TDP: 130 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 37
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 33
- 300% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,560
- 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
- 300% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 80
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 130 W+43% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 10,240+300% |
| RT cores | 20 | 80+300% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 80 | 320+300% |
| Base clock | 1,552 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 768 GB/s+243% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,100Top 94% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,450Top 100% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 10,000Top 94% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 56 fpsTop 94% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 40 fpsTop 94% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 21 fpsTop 94% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS |
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