Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce GTX 770
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 770 outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by a small 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 323 | 345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.61 | 9.22 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Navi / RDNA (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Navi 14 / R19M-E85 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 29 September 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
| Current price | $254 (0.6x MSRP) | $998 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 5500M has 155% better value for money than GTX 770.
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 cores | 1536 | 1408 |
| CUDA cores | 1536 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1046 MHz | 1327 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 1645 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 85 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 134 billion/sec | 144.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,333 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon RX 5500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Minimum recommended system power | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | One 8-pin and one 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7012 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.3 GB/s | 224.0 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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
| PhysX | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Live | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| 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.
GeForce GTX 770 outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 8% 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%
GeForce GTX 770 outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 8% in Passmark.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 770 by 51% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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%
Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 770 by 111% 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%
Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 770 by 102% 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 HD | 60−65
+7.1%
| 56
−7.1%
|
| 1440p | 55−60
+5.8%
| 52
−5.8%
|
| 4K | 30−35
−6.7%
| 32
+6.7%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.34 | 14.21 |
| Recency | 30 May 2013 | 29 September 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 85 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon RX 5500M.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 770 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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