NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
31.2Rasterization—
26.4Ray Tracing20
47.7Memory71.2
86.5Efficiency79.1
40.4Compute73.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30607 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 42.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+33) and memory (+24). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 26 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 87 vs 79
- 26% lower TDP: 170 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 48
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 40
- 186% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 3,584
- 186% higher RT cores: 80 vs 28
- 186% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 112
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 170 W+26% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584 | 10,240+186% |
| RT cores | 28 | 80+186% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 112 | 320+186% |
| Base clock | 1,320 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 24 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 768 GB/s+113% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,700Top 88% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,200Top 87% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 13,800Top 84% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 80 fpsTop 86% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 57 fpsTop 86% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 30 fpsTop 86% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS |
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