NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
52.4Rasterization—
47.2Ray Tracing20
55.4Memory71.2
80Efficiency79.1
58.8Compute65.7
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50707 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 56.9 against 56 for NVIDIA RTX A5500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 edges ahead in Ray Tracing and efficiency, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $549 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 55
- Stronger compute score: 66 vs 59
- 100% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 12 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
- 21% higher Shading units: 7,424 vs 6,144
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 250 W | 230 W+8% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 6,144 | 7,424+21% |
| RT cores | 48 | 58+21% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 192 | 232+21% |
| Base clock | 2,160 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,510 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 24 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 768 GB/s+14% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 22,000Top 29% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,100Top 22% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,000Top 40% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 170 fpsTop 22% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 126 fpsTop 24% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 24% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
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