NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
87.9Rasterization40.7
92.7Ray Tracing38.6
91.2Memoryspec-based71.2
39.8Efficiencyspec-based79.1
88.6Compute57.6
11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50901 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.2 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+54) and rasterization (+47). 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 rasterization score: 88 vs 41
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 93 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 89 vs 58
- 226% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 14,622 vs 4,491
- 199% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 46,861 vs 15,681
- Lower launch price: $1,999 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- 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 | 46,861+199%Top 2% | 15,681Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 14,622+226%Top 2% | 4,491Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 38,995+84%Top 2% | 21,192Top 43% |
| 1080p Ultra | 242 fpsTop 3% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 206 fpsTop 3% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 140 fpsTop 3% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
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