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NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX A5500: Comparison

NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A5500 separate most on boost clock: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation at 2550 MHz, NVIDIA RTX A5500 at 1665 MHz, 35% in favour of NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 33%, this time favouring NVIDIA RTX A5500. They match on 9 other specifications, including gpu brand, board partner and tier.

NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation
NVIDIA RTX A5500
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX A5500

Specs

Specification
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation
NVIDIA RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesRTX Ada GenerationRTX Ampere Generation
Board PartnerNVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners)NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners)
VRAM32 GB24 GB-25%
TierHigh-EndHigh-End
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Boost Clock2550 MHz1665 MHz-35%
Ray Tracing Supporttruetrue
TDP250 W-9%230 W
ArchitectureAda LovelaceAmpere
Process NodeTSMC 4NSamsung 8nm
Card Length267 mm267 mm
Slot Width22
Memory Bus Width256 bit-33%384 bit
Memory Bandwidth576 GB/s-25%768 GB/s
Recommended PSU500 W-4%480 W
Power Connector1x 16-pin (12VHPWR)1x 8-pin
MSRP40002650
Launch Date2023-082022-03
Base / Game Clock960 MHz1140 MHz
PCIe InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
CUDA Cores1280010240
Display Outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Media Engine3x NVENC (8th gen), 3x NVDEC, AV1 encode/decode2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC

Verdict

NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation

8 / 10 Expert Rating

Still a very solid workstation card - now a value pick against RTX PRO Blackwell cards rather than the newest option.

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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