Radeon RX 5500M vs R6 M340DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 M340DX and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R6 M340DX
2015
2.85

RX 5500M outperforms R6 M340DX by a whopping 404% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking791363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.41
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameJetNavi 14
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 December 2015 (8 years ago)7 October 2019 (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 cores3841408
Core clock speed955 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speed1030 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors690 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data85 Watt
Texture fill rate24.72144.8
Floating-point processing power0.791 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2488

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

R6 M340DX 2.85
RX 5500M 14.37
+404%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R6 M340DX 2681
RX 5500M 16476
+515%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R6 M340DX 1472
RX 5500M 12276
+734%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R6 M340DX 8935
RX 5500M 50946
+470%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

R6 M340DX 59574
RX 5500M 210925
+254%

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 HD10
−480%
58
+480%
1440p10−12
−470%
57
+470%
4K5−6
−480%
29
+480%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−817%
55
+817%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−378%
43
+378%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−5500%
56
+5500%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−657%
53
+657%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−617%
43
+617%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−520%
90−95
+520%
Hitman 3 8−9
−625%
58
+625%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−564%
146
+564%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−714%
57
+714%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−283%
45−50
+283%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−333%
169
+333%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−267%
30−35
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−580%
34
+580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−586%
48
+586%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−520%
90−95
+520%
Hitman 3 8−9
−625%
58
+625%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−555%
144
+555%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1100%
36
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−643%
52
+643%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−583%
82
+583%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−331%
168
+331%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−244%
31
+244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−271%
26
+271%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−400%
30
+400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−520%
90−95
+520%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−214%
69
+214%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−500%
72
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
−1400%
45
+1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+77.3%
22
−77.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−671%
54
+671%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−980%
54
+980%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−450%
21−24
+450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Hitman 3 8−9
−313%
33
+313%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−686%
55
+686%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−859%
163
+859%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−567%
40
+567%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 18−20
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−400%
20
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how R6 M340DX and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 480% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 470% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 480% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R6 M340DX is 77% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5500M is 5500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R6 M340DX is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 5500M is ahead in 60 tests (85%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 14.37
Recency 12 December 2015 7 October 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5500M has a 404.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 M340DX in performance tests.


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