Radeon RX 5500 vs RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU with Radeon RX 5500, including specs and performance data.

RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU
2026
40.57
+92.2%

RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU outperforms RX 5500 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking118310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data14.93
ArchitectureBlackwell (2024−2026)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 October 2026 (recently)7 October 2019 (7 years ago)

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 cores61441408
Boost clock speed2531 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistorsno data6,400 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data110 Watt
Texture fill rateno data162.4
Floating-point processing powerno data5.196 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data88
L1 Cache6 MBno data
L2 Cache24 MBno data

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data180 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12.0 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6

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 HD87
+93.3%
45−50
1440p57
+111%
27−30

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+104%
110−120
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+113%
45−50
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+96%
50−55
Resident Evil 4 Remake 110−120
+104%
55−60

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+95.7%
70−75
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+104%
110−120
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+113%
45−50
Far Cry 5 130−140
+102%
65−70
Fortnite 170−180
+96.7%
90−95
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+97.5%
80−85
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+96%
50−55
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+98.8%
80−85
Valorant 240−250
+102%
120−130

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+95.7%
70−75
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+104%
110−120
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+98.6%
140−150
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+113%
45−50
Far Cry 5 130−140
+102%
65−70
Fortnite 170−180
+96.7%
90−95
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+97.5%
80−85
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+93.8%
16−18
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+96%
50−55
Metro Exodus 95−100
+98%
50−55
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+98.8%
80−85
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+101%
75−80
Valorant 240−250
+102%
120−130

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+95.7%
70−75
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+113%
45−50
Far Cry 5 130−140
+102%
65−70
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+97.5%
80−85
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+96%
50−55
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+98.8%
80−85
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+101%
75−80

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180
+96.7%
90−95

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+92.7%
55−60
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+92.7%
150−160
Grand Theft Auto V 55
+104%
27−30
Metro Exodus 60−65
+103%
30−33
Valorant 270−280
+97.9%
140−150

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+108%
50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+104%
24−27
Far Cry 5 100−110
+102%
50−55
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+104%
24−27
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+103%
40−45

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+100%
55−60

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+104%
24−27
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+104%
45−50
Metro Exodus 35−40
+111%
18−20
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+123%
30−33
Valorant 250−260
+93.8%
130−140

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+120%
30−33
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
Far Cry 5 55−60
+104%
27−30
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+97.5%
40−45
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+117%
12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+93.3%
30−33

4K
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+104%
27−30

This is how RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU is 93% faster in 1080p
  • RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU is 111% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 40.57 21.11
Recency 15 October 2026 7 October 2019

RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU has a 92% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 years.

The RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop one.

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