NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
39.1Rasterization40.7
36.2Ray Tracing38.6
71.2Memoryspec-based71.2
79.1Efficiencyspec-based79.1
58.8Compute57.6
1 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A50006 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA RTX A5000 scores 52.3 against 53.1 for NVIDIA RTX A5500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA RTX A5500 edges ahead in Ray Tracing and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- 25% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 8,192
- 25% higher RT cores: 80 vs 64
- 25% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 256
- 11% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 4,491 vs 4,029
General
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 230 W | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 8,192 | 10,240+25% |
| RT cores | 64 | 80+25% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 256 | 320+25% |
| Base clock | 1,170 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,648Top 36% | 15,681+7%Top 33% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,029Top 40% | 4,491+11%Top 31% |
| PassMark G3D | 22,842+8%Top 30% | 21,192Top 39% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS |
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