NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA RTX A5000 and ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere -
• Execution Units
  64 16
• GPU Chip
  GA102 Navi 24
• Render Output Units
  96 32
• Shader
  8192 1024
• Texture Units
  256 64
• Based on
  - AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Size
  24 GB 4 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 2250 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 144 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  - 64 bit

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1170 MHz 2200 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1695 MHz 2825 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 2685 MHz + 3%
• Overclocking
  - Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• TDP
  230 W 107 W
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 110 °C
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA RTX A5000 and ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 2
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x4
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 1 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Power Connectors
  - 1 x 6-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12.2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• LED
  - ASUS Aura Sync

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  - 147 mm
• Length
  - 250 mm
• Slot Size
  - 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 54 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition and NVIDIA RTX A5000.

• Manufacturer
  NVIDIA -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q1/2022
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - TUF-RX6500XT-O4G-GAMING