NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
62.4Rasterization—
55.2Ray Tracing20
61.3Memory71.2
71.3Efficiency79.1
68.2Compute73.2
2 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 to 57.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+35). 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 Ray Tracing score: 55 vs 20
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 61
- Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 71
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 68
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
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 | 28,500Top 12% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,600Top 11% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 28,300Top 10% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 198 fpsTop 8% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 152 fpsTop 8% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 90 fpsTop 8% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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