NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA RTX A6000
87.9Rasterization43.9
92.7Ray Tracing41.8
91.2Memoryspec-based85.3
39.8Efficiencyspec-based69.5
88.6Compute60
10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50902 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A6000
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.2 to 55.9, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+51) and rasterization (+44). NVIDIA RTX A6000 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 44
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 93 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 89 vs 60
- 188% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 14,622 vs 5,081
- 163% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 46,861 vs 17,801
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A6000
- 50% higher VRAM: 48 GB vs 32 GB
- 48% lower TDP: 300 W vs 575 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2020 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 575 W | 300 W+48% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin CPU |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 21,760+102% | 10,752 |
| RT cores | 170+102% | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 680+102% | 336 |
| Base clock | 2,017 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,407 MHz+34% | 1,800 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32 GB | 48 GB+50% |
| 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 A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 46,861+163%Top 2% | 17,801Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 14,622+188%Top 3% | 5,081Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 38,995+72%Top 2% | 22,606Top 33% |
| 1080p Ultra | 242 fpsTop 3% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 206 fpsTop 3% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 140 fpsTop 3% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
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