NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
47Rasterization40.7
43.6Ray Tracing38.6
73.7Memoryspec-based71.2
64.3Efficiencyspec-based79.1
65.6Compute57.6
7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30902 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 wins this graphics card face-off, 55.7 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+8) and rasterization (+6). 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
- Stronger rasterization score: 47 vs 41
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 44 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 66 vs 58
- 27% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 19,889 vs 15,681
- 25% higher PassMark G3D: 26,470 vs 21,192
- Lower launch price: $1,499 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- 34% lower TDP: 230 W vs 350 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 350 W | 230 W+34% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,496+3% | 10,240 |
| RT cores | 82+3% | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 328+3% | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,395 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 936 GB/s+22% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,889+27%Top 25% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,420+21%Top 23% | 4,491Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,470+25%Top 25% | 21,192Top 43% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS |
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