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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs NVIDIA RTX A5500: Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and NVIDIA RTX A5500 separate most on tdp: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB at 350 W, NVIDIA RTX A5500 at 230 W, 52% in favour of NVIDIA RTX A5500. VRAM splits them by another 50%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX A5500. They match on 7 other specifications, including gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIANVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA RTX A5500
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX A5500

Specs

Specification
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesGeForce RTX 30RTX Ampere Generation
Board PartnerNVIDIA Founders Edition, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac, EVGA (legacy)NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners)
VRAM12 GB-50%24 GB
TierHigh-EndHigh-End
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Boost Clock1710 MHz1665 MHz-3%
Ray Tracing Supporttruetrue
TDP350 W-52%230 W
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
Process NodeSamsung 8nmSamsung 8nm
Card Length313 mm-17%267 mm
Slot Width2.7-35%2
Memory Bus Width384 bit384 bit
Memory Bandwidth912 GB/s768 GB/s-16%
Recommended PSU600 W-25%480 W
Power Connector2x 8-pin1x 8-pin
MSRP9992650
Launch Date2022-012022-03
Base / Game Clock1260 MHz1140 MHz
PCIe InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
CUDA Cores896010240
Display Outputs3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.14x DisplayPort 1.4a
Media Engine1x NVENC (7th gen), 1x NVDEC2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC

Verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

8.2 / 10 Expert Rating

A genuinely better RTX 3080 - the extra VRAM and bandwidth make it the version to look for on the secondhand market over the original 10GB card.

NVIDIA RTX A5500

7.6 / 10 Expert Rating

A meaningfully better RTX A5000 for a modest premium - a sensible pick if you're shopping the Ampere-generation workstation lineup specifically.

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