Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce FX 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce FX 5500 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.
Vega 7 outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 33350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1580 | 619 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 23 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.56 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV34 B1 | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 17 March 2004 (22 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $36.99 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 270 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.080 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 28 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | IGP |
| Length | 152 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.312 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | -0−1 | 22 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 28 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 18 |
Cost per frame, $
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18 | 18 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 12−14 | 12−14 |
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Battlefield 5 | 28 | 28 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14 | 14 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20 | 20 |
| Fortnite | 63 | 63 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37 | 37 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| Valorant | 70−75 | 70−75 |
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Battlefield 5 | 23 | 23 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 58 | 58 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10 | 10 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18 | 18 |
| Fortnite | 27 | 27 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35 | 35 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 17 | 17 |
| Metro Exodus | 13 | 13 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 23 | 23 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18 | 18 |
| Valorant | 73 | 73 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21 | 21 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9 | 9 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18 | 18 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27 | 27 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13 | 13 |
| Valorant | 25 | 25 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 14 | 14 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| Valorant | 48 | 48 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | 9−10 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14 | 12−14 |
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Valorant | 25 | 25 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 7−8 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7 | 6−7 |
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.02 | 6.69 |
| Recency | 17 March 2004 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 7 nm |
Vega 7 has a 33350% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and a 95% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5500 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5500 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.
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