GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA PG506-232

CORE STATE GA100
VRAM 24 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1440 MHz
TDP 165 W
BUS WIDTH 3072 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX A5500 Mobile

CORE STATE GA103
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1500 MHz
TDP 165 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
225,124
124,287
geekbench_vulkan
N/A
103,601

Analysis: NVIDIA PG506-232 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile

NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile and the NVIDIA NVIDIA PG506-232 offer almost matching rendering performance in our side-by-side test. Any frame rate gaps between them typically remain below single digits, positioning any a reasonable option. This equivalence leaves the choice multifaceted. Alternative variables turn more relevant. Availability typically sways the balance.

Playing games results similarly indicate matched performance between NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile and the NVIDIA NVIDIA PG506-232. FPS variations usually fall inside single digits. The slight gaps are rarely perceptible during practical gaming sessions. Both options provide smooth experiences. Those who game can choose safely between the options.

The bottom line: NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile and the NVIDIA NVIDIA PG506-232 are tightly comparable. Neither merits a obvious recommendation over the other. Let availability and ecosystem preferences inform your eventual choice. Either GPUs should fulfill you capably. This is a no-lose situation.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
PG506-232
RTX A5500 Mobile
Core Specs
Shading Units
3,584
7,424 +107.1%
Shaders
3,584
7,424 +107.1%
TMUs
224
232 +3.6%
ROPs
96
96 0.0%
SM Count
56
58 +3.6%
Clocks
Base Clock
930 MHz
975 MHz
Boost Clock
1440 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory Clock
1215 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
24 GB
16 GB
VRAM (MB)
24,576
16,384 -33.3%
Memory Type
HBM2
GDDR6
Memory Bus
3072 bit
256 bit
Bandwidth
933.1 GB/s
512.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
192 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
24 MB
4 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
138.2 GPixel/s
144.0 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
322.6 GTexel/s
348.0 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
10.32 TFLOPS
22.27 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
5.161 TFLOPS (1:2)
348.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
10.32 TFLOPS (1:1)
22.27 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
58
Tensor Cores
224
232 +3.6%
Power
TDP
165 W
165 W
TDP (W)
165
165 0.0%
Suggested PSU
450 W
Power Connectors
8-pin EPS
None
Architecture
Architecture
Ampere
Ampere
GPU Name
GA100
GA103
Generation
Server Ampere (Axx)
Ampere-MW (Ax000)
Process Size
7 nm
8 nm
Transistors
54,200 million
22,000 million
Die Size
826 mm²
496 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
65.6M / mm²
44.4M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.0
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
112 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
No outputs
Portable Device Dependent
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Tesla Turing
Quadro Turing-M
Successor
Server Ada
Ada-MW
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