Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs RTX A5500

Place in performance ranking	38	7
Place by popularity	not in top-100	85
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.67	28.04
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GA102	Navi 31 XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$3965	$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 950% better value for money than RTX A5500.

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	10240	6144
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2270 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	355 Watt
Texture fill rate	532.8	959.6

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	287 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	16 GB/s	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	960.0 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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	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.

RTX A5500 55.65

RX 7900 XTX 79.99
+43.7%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX A5500 by 44% based on our aggregate 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 A5500 21494

RX 7900 XTX 30892
+43.7%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX A5500 by 44% 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 A5500 176915

RX 7900 XTX 207354
+17.2%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX A5500 by 17% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	170−180 −44.7%	246 +44.7%
1440p	120−130 −45%	174 +45%
4K	75−80 −49.3%	112 +49.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

160−170

−51.3%

242
+51.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −50.9%	166 +50.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	190−200 −48.9%	283 +48.9%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −52.5%	240−250 +52.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 −44.4%	231 +44.4%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −47.5%	110−120 +47.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −54.6%	200−210 +54.6%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −47%	338 +47%
Hitman 3	85−90 −44.7%	120−130 +44.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 −53.4%	537 +53.4%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −48%	140−150 +48%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −45.9%	120−130 +45.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 −51%	604 +51%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −48.5%	193 +48.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 −51%	151 +51%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 −50.6%	241 +50.6%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −52.5%	240−250 +52.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 −48.6%	208 +48.6%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −47.5%	110−120 +47.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −54.6%	200−210 +54.6%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −44.1%	240−250 +44.1%
Hitman 3	85−90 −44.7%	120−130 +44.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 −47%	300−350 +47%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −47.3%	81 +47.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −45.9%	120−130 +45.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 −52.9%	535 +52.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 −55.7%	545 +55.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −50.5%	140−150 +50.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −48.9%	134 +48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 −50%	210 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 −53.1%	199 +53.1%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −47.5%	110−120 +47.5%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −47.5%	295 +47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	280−290 −45%	406 +45%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 −57%	471 +57%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200−210 −49%	298 +49%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −58%	158 +58%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
−45.9%

120−130

+45.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −50.9%	160−170 +50.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −44%	140−150 +44%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −46.7%	132 +46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 −55.5%	171 +55.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −49.3%	110−120 +49.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 −48.4%	141 +48.4%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −43.8%	187 +43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −45%	290 +45%
Hitman 3	80−85 −46.3%	110−120 +46.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 −49.1%	328 +49.1%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −46%	146 +46%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	250−260 −44%	360 +44%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −48.8%	238 +48.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −54%	154 +54%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
−45.9%

120−130

+45.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −46.7%	85−90 +46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −53.3%	65−70 +53.3%
Hitman 3	50−55 −46%	70−75 +46%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −45.6%	130−140 +45.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −48.9%	134 +48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −51.7%	182 +51.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −46.7%	110 +46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −52.9%	107 +52.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −48.6%	50−55 +48.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −57.8%	71 +57.8%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −51.3%	227 +51.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −46.4%	205 +46.4%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −47.4%	140 +47.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −47.1%	103 +47.1%