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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon VII. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Released
Q1/2019
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AMD Radeon VII
AMD Radeon VII

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT or AMD Radeon VII? Which graphics card is faster?

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

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Radeon VII has a maximum frequency of 1 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 43% better clock speed

    1.75 GHz left arrow 1 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2360 place
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  • More memory

    75% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon VII GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    872 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon VII AMD Radeon VII
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and AMD Radeon VII, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    Navi 14 XTX left arrow Vega 20 XT
  • Execution units
    22 left arrow 60
  • Shader
    1408 left arrow 3840
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    88 left arrow 240
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Speed
    1.75 GHz left arrow 1 GHz
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and AMD Radeon VII. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.607 GHz left arrow 1.4 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.845 GHz left arrow 1.750 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    130 W left arrow 300 W
Technical data

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

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12.1 left arrow 12.1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon VII and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT.

  • Manufacturer
    AMD left arrow AMD
  • Architecture
    RDNA 1 left arrow GCN 5.1
  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 8 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

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

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

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
5.25
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
13.44
AMD Radeon VII
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