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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

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

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G has a maximum frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    451 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    1.825 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • More memory

    75% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    509 place
  • Battlefield 5
    379 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    452 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    329 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    726 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    450 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    387 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    334 place

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

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21 XT left arrow Navi 14 XTX
  • Execution units
    72 left arrow 22
  • Shader
    4608 left arrow 1408
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    288 left arrow 88
Memory settings

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.825 GHz left arrow 1.607 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.250 GHz left arrow 1.845 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.015 GHz left arrow 1.717 GHz
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 130 W
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12.1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 8
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT.

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
20.74
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Trio Plus 16G
5.25
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
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