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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q3/2019
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G
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Q1/2023
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti? 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 8G has a base frequency of 1.647 GHz+ 2 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has a base frequency of 2.31 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q1/2023.

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 8G 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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    24 left arrow place
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    12 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    41 place
  • Battlefield 5
    22 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    30 place
  • Cyberpunk 2077
    32 place
  • GTA 5 Benchmark (Grand Theft Auto V)
    17 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  • Execution Units
    22 left arrow -
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 14 XTX left arrow AD104-400
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 80
  • Shader
    1408 left arrow 7680
  • Texture Units
    88 left arrow 240
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Ada Lovelace
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 7680
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 60
  • 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 504 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    128 bit left arrow 192 bit
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 12 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1750 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 1313 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 21 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 2310 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1845 MHz left arrow 2610 MHz
  • Game Clock
    1717 MHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP
    130 W left arrow 285 W
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 700 W (System power requirement)
  • Total Graphics Power
    - left arrow 285 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort 1.4 left arrow 3 × DisplayPort
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.0b left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • 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 2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    - left arrow HDMI
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
  • 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
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G.

  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 799 $
  • Part Number
    GV-R55XTD6-8GD left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Manufacturer specification scope
    - left arrow NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.

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 8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 TiResult difference¹
3DMark – Steel Nomad — Steel Nomad Score / DirectX 12 1066 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB VRAM: 8 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 4999 points Base GPU test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VRAM: 12 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +368.9 %
3DMark – Time Spy — Graphics Score / DirectX 12 4961 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB VRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 22608 points Base GPU test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VRAM: 12 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +355.7 %

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 8G

More results: 15

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

More results: 192

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.

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 8G
40.09 TFLOPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

35 fps
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G
125 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

23 fps
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5500 XT D6 8G
100 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

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