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NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500: Comparison
NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA RTX A5500 separate most on boost clock: NVIDIA RTX A5000 at 1695 MHz, NVIDIA RTX A5500 at 1665 MHz, 2% in favour of NVIDIA RTX A5000. They match on 18 other specifications, including gpu brand, board partner and vram.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | RTX Ampere Generation | RTX Ampere Generation |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) |
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Tier | High-End | High-End |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1695 MHz | 1665 MHz-2% |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 230 W | 230 W |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm |
| Card Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 768 GB/s |
| Recommended PSU | 480 W | 480 W |
| Power Connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| MSRP | 2250 | 2650 |
| Launch Date | 2021-04 | 2022-03 |
| Base / Game Clock | 1170 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| CUDA Cores | 8192 | 10240 |
| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Media Engine | 2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC | 2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC |
Verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5000
7.2 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid, aging workstation card best considered on the secondhand market now that two newer generations of RTX PRO cards have replaced it.
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.