AMD Radeon RX 5500 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

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Combined performance score

RTX 2070 Super
47.08
+106%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon RX 5500 by 106% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking63224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money46.4110.15
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTuring TU104Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 July 2019 (4 years old)7 October 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$261 (0.5x MSRP)$444
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 357% better value for money than RX 5500.

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 cores25601408
Core clock speed1605 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate283.2162.4

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm180 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA7.5no 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.

RTX 2070 Super 47.08
+106%
RX 5500 22.80

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon RX 5500 by 106% 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%

RTX 2070 Super 18245
+107%
RX 5500 8834

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon RX 5500 by 107% 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%

RTX 2070 Super 100123
+132%
RX 5500 43129

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon RX 5500 by 132% 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%

RTX 2070 Super 98067
+239%
RX 5500 28910

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon RX 5500 by 239% 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 HD135
+108%
65−70
−108%
1440p84
+110%
40−45
−110%
4K55
+129%
24−27
−129%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 94
+109%
45−50
−109%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+108%
50−55
−108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+120%
40−45
−120%
Battlefield 5 118
+115%
55−60
−115%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 180
+112%
85−90
−112%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+110%
40−45
−110%
Far Cry 5 123
+124%
55−60
−124%
Far Cry New Dawn 112
+124%
50−55
−124%
Forza Horizon 4 174
+118%
80−85
−118%
Hitman 3 176
+107%
85−90
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 111
+122%
50−55
−122%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+113%
55−60
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+118%
60−65
−118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 111
+122%
50−55
−122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
+125%
40−45
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+111%
35−40
−111%
Battlefield 5 103
+129%
45−50
−129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 139
+114%
65−70
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+123%
35−40
−123%
Far Cry 5 117
+113%
55−60
−113%
Far Cry New Dawn 107
+114%
50−55
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 172
+115%
80−85
−115%
Hitman 3 154
+120%
70−75
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+118%
40−45
−118%
Metro Exodus 90
+125%
40−45
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 67
+123%
30−33
−123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+124%
55−60
−124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+113%
85−90
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 96
+113%
45−50
−113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+117%
30−33
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+120%
30−33
−120%
Battlefield 5 95
+111%
45−50
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+109%
35−40
−109%
Far Cry 5 110
+120%
50−55
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
+118%
45−50
−118%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+119%
70−75
−119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+122%
45−50
−122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 68
+127%
30−33
−127%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
+111%
45−50
−111%
Hitman 3 101
+124%
45−50
−124%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
+110%
30−33
−110%
Metro Exodus 57
+111%
27−30
−111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+110%
21−24
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
+115%
40−45
−115%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+111%
27−30
−111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+121%
24−27
−121%
Battlefield 5 83
+108%
40−45
−108%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+124%
21−24
−124%
Far Cry 5 98
+118%
45−50
−118%
Far Cry New Dawn 91
+128%
40−45
−128%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+108%
60−65
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+111%
35−40
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+113%
24−27
−113%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+129%
24−27
−129%
Hitman 3 55
+129%
24−27
−129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Metro Exodus 37
+131%
16−18
−131%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+133%
12−14
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+119%
21−24
−119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+127%
30−33
−127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+117%
18−20
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+129%
14−16
−129%
Battlefield 5 53
+121%
24−27
−121%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+130%
10−11
−130%
Far Cry 5 54
+125%
24−27
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 57
+111%
27−30
−111%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+110%
40−45
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+107%
14−16
−107%

This is how RTX 2070 Super and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 108% faster than RX 5500

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 110% faster than RX 5500

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 129% faster than RX 5500

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 47.08 22.80
Recency 2 July 2019 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 110 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.


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