AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

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Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
19,49919% of 104,598
GeForce RTX 2080107% better
40,27839% of 104,598

The GeForce RTX 2080 has 107% better performance than the Radeon RX 5500 XT for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX 5500 XT100% better
115.3871% of 161.45
GeForce RTX 2080
57.6236% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 5500 XT has 100% better value for the money than the GeForce RTX 2080 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT GPU

The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q4 2019 with a MSRP of $169. It is built on the RDNA 1.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Navi 14) and is manufactured on a 7 nm process.

Memory

The RX 5500 XT has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 1,750 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 224 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RX 5500 XT includes 1,408 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,607 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,845 MHz. It usually operates at 1,717 MHz during typical gaming workloads. Complementing the processing units are 88 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 32 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RX 5500 XT occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 300 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 130 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The RX 5500 XT has the 116th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 18.64% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 19,499 score and $169 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 115.38. This is the 8th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q3 2018 with a MSRP of $699. It is built on the Turing GPU microarchitecture (codename TU104) and is manufactured on a 12 nm process.

Memory

The RTX 2080 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 1,750 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 448 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RTX 2080 includes 2,944 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,515 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,710 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 184 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 64 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing. Additionally, the GPU features 368 tensor cores optimized for AI-accelerated workloads and 46 RT cores dedicated to real-time ray tracing calculations.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RTX 2080 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a, USB Type-C display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 550 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 215 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The RTX 2080 has the 40th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 38.51% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 40,278 score and $699 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 57.62. This is the 58th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0Turing
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ4 2019Q3 2018
Launch Price (MSRP)$169$699
Production StatusActiveActive
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for F1 24
F1 24
Radeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
Low - 1080p
158 FPS
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Medium - 1080p
133 FPS
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High - 1080p
97 FPS
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Ultra - 1080p
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QHD - 1440p
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4K UHD - 2160p
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FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

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Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

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Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
19,49919% of 104,598
GeForce RTX 2080107% better
40,27839% of 104,598

The GeForce RTX 2080 has 107% better performance than the Radeon RX 5500 XT for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is ranked 116th with a score of 19,499, and the GeForce RTX 2080 is ranked 40th with a score of 40,278.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX 5500 XT100% better
115.3871% of 161.45
GeForce RTX 2080
57.6236% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 5500 XT has 100% better value for the money than the GeForce RTX 2080 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is ranked 8th with a performance per dollar of 115.38, and the GeForce RTX 2080 is ranked 58th with a performance per dollar of 57.62.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 5500 XT or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Arc A77041,303+112%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER40,963+110%
GeForce RTX 208040,278+107%
Radeon RX 6600 XT39,051+100%
GeForce RTX 406038,191+96%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER21,980.5+13%
GeForce GTX 166021,063.5+8%
Radeon RX 5500 XT19,499
Radeon RX 57018,967-3%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER18,224.5-7%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 5500 XT or
GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Arc A750129.02+12%
Arc A770125.54+9%
Radeon RX 5500 XT115.38
Radeon RX 6500 XT115.35-0%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER114.62-1%
Radeon RX 6900 XT59.18-49%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER58.6-49%
GeForce RTX 208057.62-50%
Radeon VII54.19-53%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti53.89-53%

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
4,941
11,126
(+125.18%)
3DMark Time Spy Score
5,518
10,820
(+96.09%)
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
86,609
143,576
(+65.77%)
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
14,305
27,620
(+93.08%)
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
57,618
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3DMark 11 Performance Score
19,887
29,073.5
(+46.19%)
PassMark G3D Mark
9,139
18,798
(+105.69%)
PassMark G2D Mark
769
916
(+19.12%)
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
CodenameNavi 14TU104
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0Turing
Process Size7 nm12 nm
Transistors6,400 million13,600 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth224 Gb/s448 Gb/s
Memory Clock1,750 MHz1,750 MHz
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
L1 Cache--64 KB
L2 Cache2 MB4 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)130 W215 W
Suggested PSU300 W550 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
OutputsHDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4aHDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a, USB Type-C

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
Stream Processors (SP)1,408--
CUDA Cores--2,944
Compute Units (CU)22--
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)--46
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)88184
Render Output Units (ROP)3264
Tensor Cores--368
Ray Tracing Cores--46
Core Clock Speed1,607 MHz1,515 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,845 MHz1,710 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Game)1,717 MHz--

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
Pixel Fill Rate59.04 GPixel/s109.4 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate162.4 GTexel/s314.6 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance5.2 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance324.7 GFLOPS314.6 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon RX 5500 XTGeForce RTX 2080
DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL2.13.0
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.86.8

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.