Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
vs
PNY RTX A5500


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The PNY RTX A5500 is based on the NVIDIA RTX A5500 (Ampere) and has 24 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 768 GB/s.

GPU

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost has the GA106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The PNY RTX A5500 is based on the graphics chip GA102, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost GPU PNY RTX A5500
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA RTX A5500
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip GA102
Ampere Architecture Ampere
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 80
3584 Shader 10240
48 Render Output Units 96
112 Texture Units 320
28 Raytracing Cores 80

Memory

The graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost clocks at 1.875 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 15.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the PNY RTX A5500 is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 24 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.875 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
15.0 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
360 GB/s Memory bandwidth 768 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.170 GHz
1.777 GHz Boost Clock 1.695 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 170 W.

The PNY RTX A5500 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 230 W.

170 W TDP 230 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The PNY RTX A5500 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Radial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 65 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
35 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost.

The PNY RTX A5500 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports --
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 4x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the PNY RTX A5500 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The PNY RTX A5500 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

245 mm Length 267 mm
119 mm Height 112 mm
-- Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The PNY RTX A5500 came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

NE63060019K9-190AU Part-no VCNRTXA5500-PB
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2022
389 $ Launch Price 3,600 $
8 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
4026
PNY RTX A5500 PNY RTX A5500
24 GB GDDR6
7887

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
5068
PNY RTX A5500 PNY RTX A5500
24 GB GDDR6
10616

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
2177
PNY RTX A5500 PNY RTX A5500
24 GB GDDR6
4274

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
55 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
130 fps (avg)
PNY RTX A5500 PNY RTX A5500
24 GB GDDR6
204 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
89106
PNY RTX A5500 PNY RTX A5500
24 GB GDDR6
177705

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
12 GB GDDR6
12.72
PNY RTX A5500 PNY RTX A5500
24 GB GDDR6
34.71

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