Radeon RX 5500M vs E8950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E8950 and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon E8950
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 95 Watt
13.88

RX 5500M outperforms E8950 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking376364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.2611.89
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameAmethystNavi 14
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 September 2015 (9 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 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 cores20481408
Core clock speed735 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate128.0144.8
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12888

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD55−60
−7.3%
59
+7.3%
1440p60−65
−5%
63
+5%
4K30−35
−6.7%
32
+6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 57
+0%
57
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 36
+0%
36
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 146
+0%
146
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 36
+0%
36
+0%
Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 191
+0%
191
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Dota 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%
Valorant 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65
+0%
65
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 137
+0%
137
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 175
+0%
175
+0%
Valorant 136
+0%
136
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 76
+0%
76
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 129
+0%
129
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how Radeon E8950 and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 7% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 5% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.88 14.39
Recency 29 September 2015 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 85 Watt

Radeon E8950 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 11.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon E8950 and Radeon RX 5500M.

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