NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX A5000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation wins 6 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 16% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation leads by 71% (12.74 vs 7.46 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (1% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation runs 10 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 8, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 170.72 | 171.68 | -1% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 103.18 | 119.86 | -14% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 56.66 | 64.89 | -13% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 25.88 | 30.49 | -15% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 12.74 | 7.46 | +71% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 5.925 | 4.05 | +46% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 1.286 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0.793 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 3.23 | 2.7 | +20% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.32 | 0.24 | +33% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation is faster on 3 of 4; NVIDIA RTX A5000 on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 5.1 min | 7 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.36x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 9.5 min | 11.8 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.24x faster |
| Full codebase review | 17.6 min | 15.4 min | NVIDIA RTX A5000 1.15x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 27.9 min | 37.2 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.34x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere (GA102 derivative) |
| Memory bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 768 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,550 MHz | 1,695 MHz |
| TDP | 250 W | 230 W |
| Launch MSRP | $4,000 | $2,250 |
| Release | 2023-08-09 | 2021-04-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation or NVIDIA RTX A5000?
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 16% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A5000?
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has 32GB VRAM and a 250W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A5000 has 24GB VRAM and a 230W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A5000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A5000. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A5000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation leads by roughly 71% (12.74 vs 7.46 images/min) in our testing.
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