NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
51.6Rasterization40.7
46.3Ray Tracing38.6
74.6Memoryspec-based71.2
51.9Efficiencyspec-based79.1
69.9Compute57.6
7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti1 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56.8 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+12) and rasterization (+11). NVIDIA RTX A5500 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 3090 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 41
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 46 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 70 vs 58
- 39% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 21,851 vs 15,681
- 38% higher PassMark G3D: 29,207 vs 21,192
- Lower launch price: $1,999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- 49% lower TDP: 230 W vs 450 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 450 W | 230 W+49% |
| Power connector | 3x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,752+5% | 10,240 |
| RT cores | 84+5% | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 336+5% | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,560 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,860 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s+31% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,851+39%Top 19% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,930+32%Top 17% | 4,491Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 29,207+38%Top 14% | 21,192Top 43% |
| 1080p Ultra | 148 fpsTop 33% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 115 fpsTop 30% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS |
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