Radeon RX 5500 vs R9 380

Place in performance ranking	313	226
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	9.08	10.05
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Tonga Pro	Navi 14
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	26 June 2015 (8 years ago)	7 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$12.90 (0.1x MSRP)	$444

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 has 11% better value for money than R9 380.

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	1792	1408
Compute units	28	no data
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	1845 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.6	162.4
Floating-point performance	3,476 gflops	no data

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	221 mm	180 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length / dual slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	224.0 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	+	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.

R9 380 15.89

RX 5500 22.69
+42.8%

RX 5500 outperforms R9 380 by 43% based on our aggregated 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%

R9 380 6151

RX 5500 8783
+42.8%

RX 5500 outperforms R9 380 by 43% in Passmark.

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	65 −38.5%	90−95 +38.5%
4K	25 −40%	35−40 +40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−40%

35−40
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −33.9%	75−80 +33.9%
Hitman 3	40−45 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −33.9%	75−80 +33.9%
Hitman 3	40−45 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −33.9%	75−80 +33.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Hitman 3	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Hitman 3	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%