NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
89.5Rasterization—
90.4Ray Tracing20
91.2Memory71.2
39.8Efficiency79.1
89.4Compute73.2
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50901 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.5 to 57.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+70) and memory (+20). 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 5090
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 90 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 91 vs 71
- Stronger compute score: 89 vs 73
- 133% higher bandwidth: 1,792 GB/s vs 768 GB/s
- 113% higher Shading units: 21,760 vs 10,240
- Lower launch price: $1,999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 40
- 60% lower TDP: 230 W vs 575 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 575 W | 230 W+60% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 21,760+113% | 10,240 |
| RT cores | 170+113% | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 680+113% | 320 |
| Base clock | 2,017 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,407 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32 GB+33% | 24 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 512 bit+33% | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,792 GB/s+133% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 48,500Top 2% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 14,200Top 3% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 39,500Top 2% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 250 fpsTop 2% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 210 fpsTop 2% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 142 fpsTop 2% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
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