GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs RTX A5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5500 with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5500
2022
24 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
57.74
+86.1%

RTX A5500 outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking42174
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.4616.59
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA102GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 March 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores102402560
Core clock speed1080 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate532.8140.4
Floating-point processing power34.1 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs32080
Tensor Cores32080
Ray Tracing Cores8020

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX A5500 57.74
+86.1%
RTX 3050 OEM 31.02

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX A5500 22282
+86.1%
RTX 3050 OEM 11970

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.74 31.02
Recency 22 March 2022 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 130 Watt

RTX A5500 has a 86.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has 76.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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