NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA RTX A5000 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 - 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

NVIDIA RTX A6000

NVIDIA RTX A5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A6000

Around 24% higher core clock speed: 1455 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1860 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Around 44% higher texture fill rate: 625.0 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Around 31% higher pipelines: 10752 vs 8192
2x more maximum memory size: 48 GB vs 24 GB
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 200330 vs 154518
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 735.8 vs 581.432
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 58.523 vs 54.372
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2342.233 vs 2038.811
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 23142 vs 22508
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 23142 vs 22508

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1455 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1860 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Texture fill rate	625.0 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Pipelines	10752 vs 8192
Maximum memory size	48 GB vs 24 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	200330 vs 154518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	735.8 vs 581.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	58.523 vs 54.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2342.233 vs 2038.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	23142 vs 22508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	23142 vs 22508

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 300 Watt
5.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22883 vs 4237
12x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1036 vs 86
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 191.518 vs 178.784

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 5 Oct 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	22883 vs 4237
PassMark - G2D Mark	1036 vs 86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518 vs 178.784
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A6000
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX A5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4237

22883

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1036

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

200330

154518

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

735.8

581.432

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

58.523

54.372

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

178.784

191.518

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2342.233

2038.811

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23142

22508

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3712

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3355

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23142

22508

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3712

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3355

Name	NVIDIA RTX A6000	NVIDIA RTX A5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	4237	22883
PassMark - G2D Mark	86	1036
Geekbench - OpenCL	200330	154518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	735.8	581.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	58.523	54.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	178.784	191.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2342.233	2038.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	23142	22508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3712	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	23142	22508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3712	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6836.931

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A6000	NVIDIA RTX A5000
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA102	GA102
Launch date	5 Oct 2020	12 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$4649
Place in performance rating	98	71
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1860 MHz	1695 MHz
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1170 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	1250 GFLOPS (1:32)	867.8 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	40.00 TFLOPS (1:1)	27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	40.00 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines	10752	8192
Pixel fill rate	208.3 GPixel/s	162.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	625.0 GTexel/s	433.9 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	230 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	28300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-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)	700 Watt	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	1x 8-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	112 mm (4.4 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	768 GB/s	768 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6