GPU comparison with benchmarks

PNY RTX A5500 vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING

PNY RTX A5500
PNY RTX A5500 24 GB GDDR6 · 1.70 GHz · 230 W Speed index 29/100
In the gpu comparison between the PNY RTX A5500 and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the PNY RTX A5500 is 520 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING.

PNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Speed index
29/100
5/100
FP32
34.71 TFLOPS
5.60 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.70 GHz
1.37 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
768 GB/s
227 GB/s
TDP
230 W
165 W
Launch Price
3,600 $
699 $

GPU

GPUPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Based onNVIDIA RTX A5500NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GPU ChipGA102GM204-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8016
Shader102402048
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units320128
Raytracing Cores80--
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The PNY RTX A5500 is based on the NVIDIA RTX A5500 and has 10240 texture shaders and 80 execution units.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Memory Size24 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.775 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps7.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth768 GB/s227 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit256 bit
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The PNY RTX A5500 has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 768 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 227 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Base Clock1.170 GHz1.266 GHz
Boost Clock1.695 GHz1.367 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.34 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The PNY RTX A5500 clocks in the base with up to 1.170 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING is 1.266 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
TDP230 W165 W
Tjunction max93 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PNY RTX A5500 is 230 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm3 x 75 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The PNY RTX A5500 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI--1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort4x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI--1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the PNY RTX A5500.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The PNY RTX A5500 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
Length267 mm279 mm
Height112 mm121 mm
Width--42 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The PNY RTX A5500 is 267 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING is 279 mm long, 121 mm high and 42 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataPNY RTX A5500GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q3/2014
Launch Price3,600 $699 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-noVCNRTXA5500-PBGV-N980XTREME-4GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The PNY RTX A5500 was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 3,600 $.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 699 $.

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 PNY RTX A5500 +303.0 %

  1. PNY RTX A5500PNY RTX A550024 GB GDDR6
    7,887
  2. 1,957

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. PNY RTX A5500PNY RTX A550024 GB GDDR6
    10,616
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. PNY RTX A5500PNY RTX A550024 GB GDDR6
    4,274
  2. no data

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