Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce 320M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 320M and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 5500M outperforms 320M by a whopping 2644% 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 | 1243 | 370 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.61 | 11.98 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | C89 | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (15 years ago) | 7 October 2019 (5 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1645 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 85 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 144.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0912 TFLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 88 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 24
−138%
| 57
+138%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−2900%
| 60
+2900%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−2900%
| 30
+2900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55
+5400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1250%
|
54
+1250%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4200%
|
43
+4200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1375%
|
55−60
+1375%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1050%
|
46
+1050%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−421%
|
146
+421%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−1024%
|
191
+1024%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3200%
|
33
+3200%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−864%
|
106
+864%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1375%
|
55−60
+1375%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−725%
|
33
+725%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 39 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1100%
|
72
+1100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−414%
|
144
+414%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30
+2900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−836%
|
103
+836%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1375%
|
55−60
+1375%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−475%
|
23
+475%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−638%
|
59
+638%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−650%
|
45
+650%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−321%
|
110−120
+321%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−13600%
|
137
+13600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−3400%
|
175
+3400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1500%
|
48
+1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−3400%
|
35−40
+3400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3000%
|
30−35
+3000%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−33.3%
|
20
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−4200%
|
129
+4200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−400%
|
14−16
+400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Valorant | 136
+0%
|
136
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 320M and RX 5500M compete in popular games:
- RX 5500M is 138% faster in 1080p
- RX 5500M is 2900% faster in 1440p
- RX 5500M is 2900% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5500M is 13600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 5500M is ahead in 34 tests (52%)
- there's a draw in 31 test (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.50 | 13.72 |
| Recency | 1 April 2010 | 7 October 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 85 Watt |
GeForce 320M has 269.6% lower power consumption.
RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 2644% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 320M in performance tests.
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