Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.72
+782%

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by a whopping 782% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking215773
Place by popularity82not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.370.66
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)no data
GPU code nameNavi 14 XTXno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 December 2019 (4 years ago)6 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data
Current price$317 (1.9x MSRP)$1429

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 2229% better value for money than Qualcomm Adreno 685.

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 cores1408no data
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500 XT and Qualcomm Adreno 685 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no 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.

RX 5500 XT 23.72
+782%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 2.69

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by 782% 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%

RX 5500 XT 9159
+927%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 892

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by 927% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 5500 XT 19499
+912%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 1927

Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by 912% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 HD74
+825%
8−9
−825%
1440p41
+925%
4−5
−925%
4K24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+800%
8−9
−800%
Battlefield 5 75−80 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 61 no data
Far Cry 5 55−60 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65 no data
Forza Horizon 4 78 no data
Hitman 3 64 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 166 no data
Metro Exodus 132
+843%
14−16
−843%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 133 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 74 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+867%
6−7
−867%
Battlefield 5 75−80 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 45 no data
Far Cry 5 55−60 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65 no data
Forza Horizon 4 100−110 no data
Hitman 3 61 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95 no data
Metro Exodus 93
+830%
10−11
−830%
Red Dead Redemption 2 88 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 202 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+880%
5−6
−880%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 40 no data
Far Cry 5 55−60 no data
Forza Horizon 4 56 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 87 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 36 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 67 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+825%
4−5
−825%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 20 no data
Far Cry 5 60 no data
Forza Horizon 4 41 no data
Hitman 3 36 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 65 no data
Metro Exodus 60
+900%
6−7
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66
+843%
7−8
−843%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 26 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 no data
Hitman 3 26
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+933%
3−4
−933%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 8 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 no data
Forza Horizon 4 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Horizon Zero Dawn 37 no data
Metro Exodus 31 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 14 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24 no data

This is how RX 5500 XT and Qualcomm Adreno 685 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 825% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT is 925% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT is 1100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.72 2.69
Recency 12 December 2019 6 December 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 7 Watt

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 685 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while Qualcomm Adreno 685 is a notebook one.


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