Radeon RX 5500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 1050 Ti
2016
4 GB GDDR5
16.31

Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking306226
Place by popularity7not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation6.1510.05
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameN17P-G1Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 October 2016 (7 years ago)7 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data
Current price$207 (1.5x MSRP)$444

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 has 63% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7681408
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed1291 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1392 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt110 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.82162.4
Floating-point performance2,138 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm180 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.31
RX 5500 22.69
+39.1%

Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 Ti 6315
RX 5500 8783
+39.1%

Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 39% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 1050 Ti 20107
RX 5500 43129
+114%

Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 114% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 1050 Ti 19049
RX 5500 28910
+51.8%

Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 52% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD51
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%
1440p30
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
4K26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Battlefield 5 63
−34.9%
85−90
+34.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Forza Horizon 4 69
−37.7%
95−100
+37.7%
Hitman 3 45−50
−30.4%
60−65
+30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Battlefield 5 52
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 64
−32.8%
85−90
+32.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
−30.4%
60−65
+30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Metro Exodus 26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
−32.7%
65−70
+32.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Battlefield 5 51
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Hitman 3 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Metro Exodus 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Battlefield 5 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 20
−35%
27−30
+35%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 is 37.3% faster than GTX 1050 Ti in 1080p
  • RX 5500 is 33.3% faster than GTX 1050 Ti in 1440p
  • RX 5500 is 34.6% faster than GTX 1050 Ti in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 16.31 22.69
Recency 25 October 2016 7 October 2019
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 110 Watt

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in performance tests.


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