NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
73.5Rasterization—
68.5Ray Tracing20
74.6Memory71.2
55.2Efficiency79.1
86.3Compute73.2
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40901 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 57.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+49) and compute (+13). 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 4090
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 75 vs 71
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 73
- 60% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 10,240
- 60% higher RT cores: 128 vs 80
- Lower launch price: $1,599 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 55
- 49% lower TDP: 230 W vs 450 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 450 W | 230 W+49% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 16,384+60% | 10,240 |
| RT cores | 128+60% | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 512+60% | 320 |
| Base clock | 2,235 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s+31% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 36,000Top 4% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 10,100Top 5% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 38,500Top 4% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 225 fpsTop 4% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 180 fpsTop 4% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 112 fpsTop 4% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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