NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile vs NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal Comparison

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile than the NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal in OpenCL?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile scores 124287 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the TITAN X Pascal scores 66696. That is a 86.3% advantage for the A5500 Mobile.

Q: Which card wins in Vulkan compute workloads?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile also wins in Vulkan, scoring 103601 versus 77499 for the TITAN X Pascal. The delta is 33.7%.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The TITAN X Pascal has 12 GB of GDDR5X on a 384-bit bus with 480.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 113944, placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs. The TITAN X Pascal averages 72098, in the 91st percentile.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The TITAN X Pascal has a higher boost clock at 1531 MHz versus 1500 MHz for the RTX A5500 Mobile. The A5500 Mobile compensates with more shading units and a newer architecture.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card based on the database?

A: For the RTX A5500 Mobile, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB (delta -0.4%) and the AMD Radeon PRO W7900 (delta +2.9%). For the TITAN X Pascal, the closest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 (delta -0.4%) and the AMD Radeon RX 6650M (delta +0.5%).

Architecture Differences

The RTX A5500 Mobile uses the GA103 chip on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture, built on Samsung's 8 nm process. It packs 22,000 million transistors into a 496 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 44.4 million per square millimeter. The TITAN X Pascal uses the GP102 chip on the older Pascal architecture, fabricated by TSMC on a 16 nm node. That chip contains 11,800 million transistors on a 471 mm² die, for a density of 25.1 million per square millimeter.

The A5500 Mobile's Ampere architecture brings hardware ray tracing cores (58 RT cores) and tensor cores (232 tensor cores). The TITAN X Pascal has neither RT cores nor tensor cores; it predates those features entirely. This is the single biggest architectural gulf between the two cards.

Shading unit counts differ dramatically. The A5500 Mobile has 7424 shading units, 232 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The TITAN X Pascal has 3584 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. So the A5500 Mobile has more than double the shading units, while ROP count is identical.

Memory technology also reflects the generational gap. The A5500 Mobile uses GDDR6 at 16 Gbps effective, while the TITAN X Pascal uses GDDR5X at 10 Gbps effective. The A5500 Mobile's memory operates at 2000 MHz base clock, the TITAN X at 1251 MHz.

The TITAN X Pascal supports PCIe 3.0 x16; the A5500 Mobile moves to PCIe 4.0 x16. In terms of API support, the A5500 Mobile reaches DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the TITAN X Pascal tops out at DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Power characteristics differ sharply. The A5500 Mobile has a TDP of 165 W with no power connectors, suited to mobile integration. The TITAN X Pascal draws 250 W and requires 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin connectors, with a suggested PSU of 600 W. The TITAN X is a dual-slot desktop card measuring 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 40 mm in width.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two head-to-head comparisons between these cards. The RTX A5500 Mobile wins both.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the A5500 Mobile scores 124287 against 66696 for the TITAN X Pascal. That delta of 86.3% is the largest margin in this matchup. To put it in context, the A5500 Mobile's OpenCL score is nearly double the TITAN X's. The TITAN X Pascal's nearest rival in its own segment, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64, scores 72379, which is only 0.4% off the TITAN X's average. The A5500 Mobile, by contrast, sits close to the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB (114395, delta -0.4%) and the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation (117088, delta -2.7%).

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows but remains decisive. The A5500 Mobile scores 103601, while the TITAN X Pascal scores 77499. The delta is 33.7%. Vulkan compute tends to scale differently than OpenCL, and the TITAN X's Pascal architecture still handles this workload respectably, but the Ampere card's extra shading units and newer memory subsystem pull it clearly ahead.

The win tally is 2 for the A5500 Mobile and 0 for the TITAN X Pascal. There are no benchmark categories where the TITAN X takes a lead in this dataset.

Specification Differences

Here are the fields where these two cards differ directly:

• Chip: GA103 (A5500 Mobile) vs GP102 (TITAN X Pascal)
• Architecture: Ampere vs Pascal
• Process node: 8 nm (Samsung) vs 16 nm (TSMC)
• Transistors: 22,000 million vs 11,800 million
• Die size: 496 mm² vs 471 mm²
• Transistor density: 44.4M / mm² vs 25.1M / mm²
• Base clock: 975 MHz vs 1417 MHz
• Boost clock: 1500 MHz vs 1531 MHz
• Memory clock: 2000 MHz / 16 Gbps effective vs 1251 MHz / 10 Gbps effective
• Memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
• Memory type: GDDR6 vs GDDR5X
• Bus width: 256 bit vs 384 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 512.0 GB/s vs 480.4 GB/s
• Shading units: 7424 vs 3584
• TMUs: 232 vs 224
• RT cores: 58 vs none
• Tensor cores: 232 vs none
• Pixel rate: 144.0 GPixel/s vs 147.0 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 348.0 GTexel/s vs 342.9 GTexel/s
• FP32: 22.27 TFLOPS vs 10.97 TFLOPS
• FP16: 22.27 TFLOPS (1:1) vs 171.5 GFLOPS (1:64)
• TDP: 165 W vs 250 W
• Power connectors: None vs 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
• Suggested PSU: not specified vs 600 W
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 vs PCIe 3.0 x16
• Display outputs: Portable Device Dependent vs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
• Dimensions: not specified vs 267 mm x 112 mm x 40 mm
• Slot width: not specified vs Dual-slot
• Release date: 2022-03-21 vs 2016-08-01
• Predecessor: Quadro Turing-M vs GeForce 900
• Successor: Ada-MW vs GeForce 20
• Launch MSRP: not specified vs 1,199 USD

Where Each One Wins

The RTX A5500 Mobile wins in raw compute throughput. Its FP32 rating of 22.27 TFLOPS is more than double the TITAN X's 10.97 TFLOPS. FP16 is even more lopsided: the A5500 Mobile delivers 22.27 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the TITAN X Pascal manages only 171.5 GFLOPS at a 1:64 ratio. That means the A5500 Mobile is about 130 times faster at half-precision math, a critical feature for AI inference and machine learning workloads.

The A5500 Mobile also wins on memory capacity (16 GB vs 12 GB) and bandwidth (512.0 GB/s vs 480.4 GB/s), despite the TITAN X having a wider 384-bit bus. The A5500's GDDR6 at 16 Gbps effective simply outperforms the older GDDR5X at 10 Gbps effective.

The TITAN X Pascal holds a small edge in pixel rate: 147.0 GPixel/s versus 144.0 GPixel/s for the A5500 Mobile. It also has a slightly higher boost clock (1531 MHz vs 1500 MHz) and a wider memory bus (384-bit vs 256-bit). These are narrow wins, though, and they do not translate into a benchmark victory in the recorded data.

For ray tracing and tensor workloads, the A5500 Mobile is the only option. The TITAN X Pascal has neither RT cores nor tensor cores, so any application requiring those features will simply not run on it. The A5500 Mobile's 58 RT cores and 232 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and DLSS-class features that the TITAN X cannot access.

The TITAN X Pascal's advantages are practical rather than computational. It is a desktop card with fixed display outputs (1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a), a dual-slot cooler, and a 267 mm length that fits standard ATX cases. The A5500 Mobile is portable-device dependent for its display outputs, meaning its usability depends entirely on the laptop or mobile chassis it is installed in.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms the NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal in every recorded benchmark. The OpenCL margin of 86.3% and the Vulkan margin of 33.7% reflect a generational leap, not a minor refresh. The A5500 Mobile's average benchmark score of 113944 sits in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, while the TITAN X Pascal's 72098 places it in the 91st percentile. That 58.1% gap in average score is consistent across both individual tests.

For a builder choosing between these two today, the decision hinges on usage context. If the workload involves ray tracing, tensor operations, or modern AI frameworks, the TITAN X Pascal is not a contender; it lacks the hardware entirely. The A5500 Mobile's 58 RT cores and 232 tensor cores make it the only viable choice for those tasks.

If the workload is pure rasterization compute, the A5500 Mobile still wins decisively on shading units (7424 vs 3584) and FP32 throughput (22.27 TFLOPS vs 10.97 TFLOPS). The TITAN X's slightly higher boost clock and pixel rate do not close that gap.

The TITAN X Pascal retains one practical edge: it is a self-contained desktop card with its own cooler, power connectors, and display outputs. The A5500 Mobile requires a host laptop design to provide power and display connectivity. For someone building a stationary workstation with an available 600 W PSU and needing a drop-in card, the TITAN X Pascal works out of the box. But for peak performance, the A5500 Mobile is the clear choice.

The recorded data shows 2 wins for the A5500 Mobile and 0 for the TITAN X Pascal. That is the final tally. Anyone prioritizing compute performance, memory capacity, or modern feature support should select the RTX A5500 Mobile. Anyone needing a fixed desktop form factor with integrated display outputs may still find the TITAN X Pascal serviceable, but they will be accepting a 33.7% to 86.3% performance deficit in every measurable test.