NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
45.6Rasterization—
41.3Ray Tracing20
51.9Memory71.2
86.2Efficiency79.1
55.4Compute73.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40706 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 53.2, pulling ahead mainly in memory (+19) and compute (+18). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 41 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 86 vs 79
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- 13% lower TDP: 200 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 52
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 55
- 100% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 12 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
- 74% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 5,888
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 200 W+13% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,888 | 10,240+74% |
| RT cores | 46 | 80+74% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 184 | 320+74% |
| Base clock | 1,920 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 24 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 768 GB/s+52% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,000Top 44% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,000Top 37% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 21,900Top 46% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 144 fpsTop 46% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 105 fpsTop 46% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 56 fpsTop 46% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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