NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
36.1Rasterization—
29.9Ray Tracing20
45.7Memory71.2
82.8Efficiency79.1
48.3Compute73.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti7 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 45.1, pulling ahead mainly in memory (+26) and compute (+25). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 3060 Ti
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 30 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 83 vs 79
- 13% lower TDP: 200 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $399 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 46
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 48
- 200% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 8 GB
- 111% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 4,864
- 111% higher RT cores: 80 vs 38
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 200 W+13% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,864 | 10,240+111% |
| RT cores | 38 | 80+111% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 152 | 320+111% |
| Base clock | 1,410 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 768 GB/s+71% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,300Top 74% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,850Top 70% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 17,900Top 62% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 105 fpsTop 66% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 75 fpsTop 68% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 40 fpsTop 64% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS |
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