NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
67.6Rasterization—
62.7Ray Tracing20
64.6Memory71.2
66.4Efficiency79.1
74.1Compute73.2
6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50803 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 57.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+43) and compute (+1). 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 5080
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 63 vs 20
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- 25% higher bandwidth: 960 GB/s vs 768 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 65
- Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 66
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 36% lower TDP: 230 W vs 360 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 360 W | 230 W+36% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,752+5% | 10,240 |
| RT cores | 84+5% | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 336+5% | 320 |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,617 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s+25% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 32,000Top 6% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 9,000Top 7% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 32,000Top 6% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 212 fpsTop 6% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 166 fpsTop 6% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 100 fpsTop 6% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
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