NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A5000 and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA RTX A5000

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 60% higher pipelines: 8192 vs 5120
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 16 GB
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 581.432 vs 543.753
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 54.372 vs 51.155
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22508 vs 17213
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22508 vs 17213

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 28 Oct 2020
Pipelines	8192 vs 5120
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt vs 300 Watt
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432 vs 543.753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372 vs 51.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22508 vs 17213
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22508 vs 17213
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Around 56% higher core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Around 66% higher texture fill rate: 720.0 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26740 vs 22561
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1049 vs 1029
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 166108 vs 155525
Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 320.733 vs 191.518
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2566.9 vs 2038.811

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1825 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Texture fill rate	720.0 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 8 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	26740 vs 22561
PassMark - G2D Mark	1049 vs 1029
Geekbench - OpenCL	166108 vs 155525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	320.733 vs 191.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2566.9 vs 2038.811

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A5000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22561

26740

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1029

1049

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

155525

166108

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

581.432

543.753

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.372

51.155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

191.518

320.733

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2038.811

2566.9

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

17213

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

17213

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3350

Name	NVIDIA RTX A5000	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	22561	26740
PassMark - G2D Mark	1029	1049
Geekbench - OpenCL	155525	166108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432	543.753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372	51.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518	320.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2038.811	2566.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22508	17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22508	17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		21090

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A5000	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	RDNA 2.0
Code name	GA102	Navi 21
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	28 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	66	62
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	2250 MHz
Core clock speed	1170 MHz	1825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	867.8 GFLOPS (1:32)	1440 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)	46.08 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS	23.04 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8192	5120
Pixel fill rate	162.7 GPixel/s	288.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	433.9 GTexel/s	720.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	26800 million
Compute units		80
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Triple-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm (10.5 inches)	267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	120 mm (4.7 inches)
Height		50 mm (2 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	768 GB/s	512 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6