AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN

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Combined performance score

GTX TITAN
21.10

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking238212
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Value for money2.6815.42
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGK110Navi 14 XTX
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2013 (11 years old)12 December 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $169
Current price$640 (0.6x MSRP)$317 (1.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 475% better value for money than GTX TITAN.

Technical specs

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 cores26881408
CUDA cores2688no data
Core clock speed837 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate187.5 billion/sec162.4
Floating-point performance4,709 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)180 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 8-pin and one 6-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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
3D Vision Live+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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.

GTX TITAN 21.10
RX 5500 XT 23.65
+12.1%

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN by 12% in our combined 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 TITAN 8180
RX 5500 XT 9167
+12.1%

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN by 12% 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%

GTX TITAN 10470
RX 5500 XT 14305
+36.6%

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN by 37% 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%

GTX TITAN 23883
RX 5500 XT 44832
+87.7%

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN by 88% 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 TITAN 21830
RX 5500 XT 41860
+91.8%

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX TITAN by 92% 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 HD65−70
−16.9%
76
+16.9%
1440p35−40
−20%
42
+20%
4K21−24
−14.3%
24
+14.3%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 21.10 23.65
Recency 19 February 2013 12 December 2019
Cost $999 $169
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 130 Watt

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


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