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AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

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2019-07-07
AMD Radeon RX 5700
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2023
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 5700 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.

AMD Radeon RX 5700 has a base frequency of 1.75 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2019-07-07.

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

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 5700 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1803 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    1.800 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • More memory

    100% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 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
AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 5700 and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    RDNA 1 left arrow RDNA 3
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5700 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
  • Compute Units
    36 left arrow 60
  • Execution Units
    36 left arrow 60
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 10 left arrow Navi 32
  • Manufacturer Board Type
    Component left arrow -
  • Manufacturer Family
    Radeon RX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer Series
    Radeon RX 5000 Series left arrow -
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 96
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 3840
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 480
  • AI Accelerators
    - left arrow 120
  • 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
    448 GB/s left arrow 624 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    14 Gbps left arrow 19.5 Gbps
  • Memory Size
    8 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
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    1465 MHz left arrow 1800 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1725 MHz left arrow 2430 MHz
  • Game Clock
    1625 MHz left arrow 2124 MHz
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

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

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 5700 and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort capabilities
    1.4a left arrow -
  • HDMI capabilities
    4K60 Support left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    1x8-Pin / 1x6-Pin left arrow 2x8-Pin
  • DisplayPort Ports
    - left arrow 3 × DisplayPort 2.1
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1a
  • HDMI Version
    - left arrow 2.1
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
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
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • 4K H264 Decode
    Yes left arrow -
  • 4K H264 Encode
    Yes left arrow -
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • H265/HEVC Decode
    Yes left arrow -
  • H265/HEVC Encode
    Yes left arrow -
  • 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
    - left arrow -
  • Length
    - left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow -
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700.

  • Manufacturer
    AMD left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    2019-07-07 left arrow 2023
  • Documents
    - left arrow -
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 799 $
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 1

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTResult difference¹
Blender 4.1.0 / HIP / Windows 908.430865 samples/min Submissions: 13 2428.473064 samples/min Submissions: 83 +167.3 %

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.

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.

AMD Radeon RX 5700

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

More results: 243

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 5700 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.

8.06 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 5700
37.67 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

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