NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
61.5Rasterization—
53.6Ray Tracing20
61Memory71.2
71.3Efficiency79.1
67.3Compute73.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40807 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.2 to 57.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+34). 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
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 20
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $1,199 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 67
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 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 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 9,728 | 10,240+5% |
| RT cores | 76 | 80+5% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 304 | 320+5% |
| Base clock | 2,205 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,505 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 717 GB/s | 768 GB/s+7% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 28,000Top 15% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,300Top 14% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,900Top 12% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 194 fpsTop 12% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 149 fpsTop 10% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 88 fpsTop 10% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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