NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
59.3Rasterization40.7
53.6Ray Tracing38.6
61Memoryspec-based71.2
71.3Efficiencyspec-based79.1
77.1Compute57.6
4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40807 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 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
- Stronger rasterization score: 59 vs 41
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 77 vs 58
- 80% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,155 vs 15,681
- 62% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 7,291 vs 4,491
- Lower launch price: $1,199 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 | 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 | 28,155+80%Top 9% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,291+62%Top 9% | 4,491Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 34,434+62%Top 5% | 21,192Top 43% |
| 1080p Ultra | 179 fpsTop 13% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 138 fpsTop 13% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 81 fpsTop 13% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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