GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon RX 5500
Aggregate performance score
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 750 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 225 | 462 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 64 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.10 | 0.85 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GM107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 18 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $119 |
| Current price | $444 | $340 (2.9x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 5500 has 1088% better value for money than GTX 750.
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 | 1408 | 512 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 512 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1020 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 1085 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 34.72 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 1,111 gflops |
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 | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 mm | 5.7" (14.5 cm) |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 5.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 3 displays |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | no data | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | no data | + |
| 3D Gaming | no data | + |
| 3D Vision | no data | + |
| 3D Vision Live | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 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.
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 750 by 164% 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%
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 750 by 164% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 750 by 353% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 750 by 225% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.86 | 8.67 |
| Recency | 7 October 2019 | 18 February 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 55 Watt |
The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 750 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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