RTX A6000 vs RTX A5500

RTX A6000 $4,649
RTX A5500
10752 Shaders
48GB GDDR6
1800MHz
10240 Shaders
24GB GDDR6
1695MHz
FP32
38.71 TFLOPS
FP32
34.71 TFLOPS
FP16
38.71 TFLOPS
FP16
34.71 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
300W
TDP
230W
Power Connectors
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
Family
RTX A
Family
RTX A
Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-875-A1
Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-850-A1
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
10/5/2020
Release Date
3/22/2022
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
10752 Shaders
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Shading Units
10240 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
336 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
320 TMUs
Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Tensor Cores
336 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
320 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
84 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
80 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
84 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
80 SMs
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1410MHz Base
1800MHz
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1170MHz Base
1695MHz
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FP16
38.71 TFLOPS
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FP16
34.71 TFLOPS
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FP32
38.71 TFLOPS
FP32
34.71 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.61 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.54 TFLOPS
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Ray Tracing
59.2 TOPS Base Clock
75.6 TOPS
Ray Tracing
46.8 TOPS Base Clock
67.8 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
201.6 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
189.84 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
604.8 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
542.4 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
6MB Shared
L2
6MB Shared
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48GB
GDDR6
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24GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Bandwidth
768GB/s
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Bandwidth
768GB/s
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TDP
300W
TDP
230W
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4x DisplayPort 1.4
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4x DisplayPort 1.4
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin EPS
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way NVLink
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way NVLink
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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