NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
59.7Rasterization40.7
54.5Ray Tracing38.6
61.3Memoryspec-based71.2
71.3Efficiencyspec-based79.1
77.1Compute57.6
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super4 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 63.3 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+19) and rasterization (+19). 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 4080 Super
- Stronger rasterization score: 60 vs 41
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 55 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 77 vs 58
- 80% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,270 vs 15,681
- 66% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 7,475 vs 4,491
- Lower launch price: $999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 28% lower TDP: 230 W vs 320 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 320 W | 230 W+28% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240 | 10,240 |
| RT cores | 80 | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320 | 320 |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,550 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 736 GB/s | 768 GB/s+4% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 28,270+80%Top 7% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,475+66%Top 8% | 4,491Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 34,210+61%Top 7% | 21,192Top 43% |
| 1080p Ultra | 181 fpsTop 10% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 140 fpsTop 10% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 82 fpsTop 10% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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