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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G
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2023
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G or AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G has a base frequency of 1.647 GHz+ 2 %. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has a base frequency of 1.800 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2446 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2439 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2213 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2457 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2327 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2173 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2580 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2478 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1923 place
  • More memory

    300% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    68 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
  • Execution Units
    22 left arrow 60
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 14 XTX left arrow Navi 32
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 96
  • Shader
    1408 left arrow 3840
  • Texture Units
    88 left arrow 480
  • AI Accelerators
    - left arrow 120
  • Architecture
    - left arrow RDNA 3
  • Compute Units
    - left arrow 60
  • Ray Accelerators
    - left arrow 60
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 120
  • Streaming Multiprocessors
    - left arrow 60
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    224 GB/s left arrow 624 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    128 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1750 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Infinity Cache
    - left arrow 64 MB
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 2250 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 19.5 Gbps
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1647 MHz + 2% left arrow 1800 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1845 MHz left arrow 2430 MHz
  • Game Clock
    1717 MHz left arrow 2124 MHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP
    130 W left arrow 300 W+ 20 %
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 700 W (System power requirement)
  • Typical Board Power
    - left arrow 263 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 90 mm left arrow -
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    41 dB left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort 1.4 left arrow 3 × DisplayPort 2.1
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.0b left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1a
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x8 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 2x8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDMI Version
    - left arrow 2.1
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow Yes
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    119 mm left arrow -
  • Length
    225 mm left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow -
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow -
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 799 $
  • Part Number
    GV-R55XTD6-4GD left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow 2023

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 2

3DMark graphics tests

Each row is a separate graphics subtest. Scores are not game FPS.

Test and settingsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTResult difference¹
3DMark – Steel Nomad — Steel Nomad Score / DirectX 12 432 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4 GB VRAM: 4 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 3982 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT VRAM: 16 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +821.8 %
3DMark – Time Spy — Graphics Score / DirectX 12 5016 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4 GB VRAM: 4 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 19079 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT VRAM: 16 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +280.4 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

A base GPU test is a reference for cards using that GPU and the same memory capacity. Board overclocking, cooling and power limits can change the result.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

More results: 242

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

5.2 TFLOPS
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 4G
37.67 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

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