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NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTX
Price now
no data
Games supported
39%
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory 16 GB
- Memory type GDDR6
- Memory clock speed 18 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory 24 GB
- Memory type GDDR6
- Memory clock speed 16 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
Price now
2871$
Games supported
100%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | not rated | 15 |
| Value for money | no data | 5.38 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 28 October 2020 (2 years old) | 12 April 2021 (1 year old) |
| Current price | no data | $2871 |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 5120 | 8192 |
| Boost clock speed | 2435 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 330 Watt | 230 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 779.2 | 433.9 |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 18 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 576.0 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | 4x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.6 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 28 October 2020 | 12 April 2021 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 384 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 5120 | 8192 |
| Memory bandwidth | 576 | 768 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 330 Watt | 230 Watt |
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We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 XTX is a desktop card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Radeon RX 6900 XTX by NVIDIA
It seems that there's no NVIDIA equivalent for Radeon RX 6900 XTX. The nearest candidate is RTX A4500, however, it's 0% faster and higher by 0 positions in our rating.
Competitors of RTX A5000 by AMD
According to our data, the nearest equivalent to RTX A5000 by AMD is Radeon Pro W6800, which is slower by 18% and lower by 17 positions in our rating.
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