RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 231 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 96 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 48.92 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.61 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 December 2019 (4 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1408 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 652 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 91.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 5.837 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
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 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 132.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 December 2019 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 60 Watt |
RX 5500 XT has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 116.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5500 XT and RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB is a mobile workstation 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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