Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile with Radeon Pro 5500 XT, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060 Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
30.45
+40.3%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Pro 5500 XT by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking181250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.4612.11
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTU106Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)4 August 2020 (4 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 cores19201536
Core clock speed960 MHz1187 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1757 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate144.0168.7
Floating-point processing power4.608 TFLOPS5.398 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs12096
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.5-

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 HD102
+45.7%
70−75
−45.7%
1440p63
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
4K39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+42%
50−55
−42%
Battlefield 5 119
+48.8%
80−85
−48.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Far Cry 5 105
+50%
70−75
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 366
+40.8%
260−270
−40.8%
Hitman 3 83
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 223
+48.7%
150−160
−48.7%
Metro Exodus 130
+44.4%
90−95
−44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+42.9%
70−75
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+48%
100−105
−48%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+41.9%
160−170
−41.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 107
+42.7%
75−80
−42.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+60%
35−40
−60%
Battlefield 5 105
+50%
70−75
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Far Cry 5 85
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+47.4%
190−200
−47.4%
Hitman 3 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 196
+50.8%
130−140
−50.8%
Metro Exodus 112
+49.3%
75−80
−49.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+44.7%
85−90
−44.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+55%
40−45
−55%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190
+46.2%
130−140
−46.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+60%
30−33
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Far Cry 5 62
+55%
40−45
−55%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%
Hitman 3 66
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 94
+44.6%
65−70
−44.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 107
+42.7%
75−80
−42.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+50%
40−45
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+44.7%
170−180
−44.7%
Hitman 3 46
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70
+55.6%
45−50
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210
+50%
140−150
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+55%
40−45
−55%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Hitman 3 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 86
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 15
+50%
10−11
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

This is how RTX 2060 Mobile and Pro 5500 XT compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 46% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 58% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 44% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.45 21.71
Recency 29 January 2019 4 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 125 Watt

RTX 2060 Mobile has a 40.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 8.7% lower power consumption.

Pro 5500 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a workstation 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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