RTX A4000 Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT with RTX A4000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.66

RTX A4000 Mobile outperforms RX 5500 XT by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking244120
Place by popularity88not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.08no data
Power efficiency12.5223.46
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores14085120
Core clock speed1607 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1680 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4268.8
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS17.2 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs88160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s384.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.66
RTX A4000 Mobile 39.25
+65.9%

  • Passmark

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.

RX 5500 XT 9114
RTX A4000 Mobile 15121
+65.9%

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 HD79
−64.6%
130−140
+64.6%
1440p44
−59.1%
70−75
+59.1%
4K25
−60%
40−45
+60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.14no data
1440p3.84no data
4K6.76no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
Atomic Heart 98
−11.2%
100−110
+11.2%
Counter-Strike 2 66
−24.2%
80−85
+24.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−7.7%
80−85
+7.7%
Atomic Heart 75
−45.3%
100−110
+45.3%
Battlefield 5 74
−71.6%
120−130
+71.6%
Counter-Strike 2 50
−64%
80−85
+64%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
−37.7%
80−85
+37.7%
Far Cry 5 105
−9.5%
110−120
+9.5%
Fortnite 110−120
−42%
150−160
+42%
Forza Horizon 4 78
−80.8%
140−150
+80.8%
Forza Horizon 5 92
−16.3%
100−110
+16.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−68.6%
140−150
+68.6%
Valorant 150−160
−37.6%
210−220
+37.6%
Atomic Heart 43
−153%
100−110
+153%
Battlefield 5 71
−78.9%
120−130
+78.9%
Counter-Strike 2 41
−100%
80−85
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
−11.7%
270−280
+11.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
−86.7%
80−85
+86.7%
Dota 2 149
+4.9%
140−150
−4.9%
Far Cry 5 96
−19.8%
110−120
+19.8%
Fortnite 110−120
−42%
150−160
+42%
Forza Horizon 4 66
−114%
140−150
+114%
Forza Horizon 5 61
−75.4%
100−110
+75.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
−30.9%
120−130
+30.9%
Metro Exodus 52
−65.4%
85−90
+65.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−68.6%
140−150
+68.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
−31.6%
120−130
+31.6%
Valorant 150−160
−37.6%
210−220
+37.6%
Battlefield 5 68
−86.8%
120−130
+86.8%
Counter-Strike 2 35
−134%
80−85
+134%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
−110%
80−85
+110%
Dota 2 143
+0.7%
140−150
−0.7%
Far Cry 5 89
−29.2%
110−120
+29.2%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−152%
140−150
+152%
Forza Horizon 5 62
−72.6%
100−110
+72.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−68.6%
140−150
+68.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
−116%
120−130
+116%
Valorant 114
−89.5%
210−220
+89.5%
Fortnite 110−120
−42%
150−160
+42%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
−58.2%
250−260
+58.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−65.9%
70−75
+65.9%
Metro Exodus 31
−71%
50−55
+71%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Valorant 190−200
−27%
240−250
+27%
Battlefield 5 55
−70.9%
90−95
+70.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
−105%
40−45
+105%
Far Cry 5 60
−45%
85−90
+45%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−149%
100−110
+149%
Forza Horizon 5 39
−66.7%
65−70
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−81.1%
65−70
+81.1%
Fortnite 50−55
−82.7%
95−100
+82.7%
Atomic Heart 18−20
−61.1%
27−30
+61.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 42
−83.3%
75−80
+83.3%
Metro Exodus 19
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−83.9%
55−60
+83.9%
Valorant 120−130
−72.7%
220−230
+72.7%
Battlefield 5 35
−65.7%
55−60
+65.7%
Counter-Strike 2 4
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−138%
18−20
+138%
Dota 2 78
−35.9%
100−110
+35.9%
Far Cry 5 30
−56.7%
45−50
+56.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21
−224%
65−70
+224%
Forza Horizon 5 21
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−104%
45−50
+104%
Fortnite 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

This is how RX 5500 XT and RTX A4000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4000 Mobile is 65% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4000 Mobile is 59% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A4000 Mobile is 60% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5500 XT is 5% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A4000 Mobile is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RTX A4000 Mobile is ahead in 64 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.66 39.25
Recency 12 December 2019 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 115 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A4000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 65.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 13% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while RTX A4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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