Radeon RX 5500M vs ATI HD 5470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5470 with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5470
2012
512 MB GDDR3, 19 Watt
0.64

5500M outperforms HD 5470 by a whopping 2136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1252402
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.5912.96
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameCedarNavi 14
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 February 2012 (14 years ago)7 October 2019 (6 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 cores801408
Core clock speed650 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1645 MHz
Number of transistors292 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate5.200144.8
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs888
L1 Cache16 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KB2 MB

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length170 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

ATI HD 5470 0.64
RX 5500M 14.31
+2136%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

ATI HD 5470 268
Samples: 3
RX 5500M 6023
+2147%
Samples: 446

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 HD2−3
−2750%
57
+2750%
1440p2−3
−2950%
61
+2950%
4K1−2
−2900%
30
+2900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 68
+0%
68
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 146
+0%
146
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 48
+0%
48
+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 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+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

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 65
+0%
65
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
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

Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 76
+0%
76
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Valorant 129
+0%
129
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how ATI HD 5470 and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 2750% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 2950% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 2900% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 14.31
Recency 13 February 2012 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 85 Watt

ATI HD 5470 has 347% lower power consumption.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 2136% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5470 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook one.

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