Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU vs RTX A5500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 67 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 16.84 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GA102 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2022 (3 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
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 cores | 10240 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1080 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1665 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 532.8 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 34.1 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 32 |
| TMUs | 320 | 48 |
| Tensor Cores | 320 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 80 | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | 10 MB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | 280 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x USB Type-C |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2022 | 13 June 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 30 Watt |
RTX A5500 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 666.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between RTX A5500 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that RTX A5500 is a workstation graphics card while Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU is a desktop one.
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