NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
37.2Rasterization—
32.3Ray Tracing20
45.7Memory71.2
93Efficiency79.1
45.2Compute73.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50606 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 47.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+28) and memory (+26). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 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 5060
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 32 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 93 vs 79
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- 37% lower TDP: 145 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $299 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 46
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 45
- 200% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 8 GB
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
- 167% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 3,840
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 145 W+37% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840 | 10,240+167% |
| RT cores | 30 | 80+167% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 120 | 320+167% |
| Base clock | 2,280 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,497 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 768 GB/s+71% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 12,500Top 66% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,300Top 64% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,700Top 68% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 114 fpsTop 62% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 81 fpsTop 62% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 40 fpsTop 64% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
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