AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT $279
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT $169
2304 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1750MHz
1408 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1845MHz
FP32
8.06 TFLOPS
FP32
5.2 TFLOPS
FP16
16.13 TFLOPS
FP16
10.39 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
160W
TDP
130W
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL 60,715
20%
GB5 OpenCL 41,240
14%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal 53,315
30%
GB5 Metal 36,210
20%
GB5 Vulkan 47,635
23%
GB5 Vulkan 32,355
16%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT Metal 145
25%
OCT Metal 95
16%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
RDNA 1
Architecture
RDNA 1
Family
Radeon RX 5000
Family
Radeon RX 5000
Codename
Gaming
Navi 10
Variant
Navi 10 XLE
Codename
Fighter
Navi 14
Variant
Navi 14 XTX
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/21/2020
Release Date
12/12/2019
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
N7
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Fabrication Node
N7
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Die Size
251 mm²
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Die Size
158 mm²
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Transistor Count
10.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
6.4 Billion
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Transistor Density
41.04M/mm²
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Transistor Density
40.51M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Shading Units
1408 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
144 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
88 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Compute Units
36 CUs
Compute Units
22 CUs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
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1375MHz Base
1750MHz
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1717MHz Base
1845MHz
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FP16
16.13 TFLOPS
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FP16
10.39 TFLOPS
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FP32
8.06 TFLOPS
FP32
5.2 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.5 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.33 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
112 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
252 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
162.36 GTexel/s
L0
32KB/WGP
L0
32KB/WGP
L1
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128KB/Array
L1
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128KB/Array
L2
3MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
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6GB
GDDR6
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4GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
336GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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TDP
160W
TDP
130W
Temp
110°C Max
Temp
110°C Max
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
-
Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
VCN 2.0
Model
VCN 2.0
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
VCN 2.0
Model
VCN 2.0
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
10.1
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Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
10.1
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2x Fans
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
Bridgeless
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
Bridgeless
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