NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
20Ray Tracing20
41.5Memory71.2
95.9Efficiency79.1
41.2Compute73.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50506 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 47.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+32) and memory (+30). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 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 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 79
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 43% lower TDP: 130 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 41
- 300% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,560
- 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
- 300% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 80
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 130 W+43% | 230 W |
| Power connector | — | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 10,240+300% |
| RT cores | 20 | 80+300% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 80 | 320+300% |
| Base clock | 2,310 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,570 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 768 GB/s+140% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
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