GeForce GTX 880M vs Radeon RX 5500

Place in the ranking	251	454
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.33	5.64
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Navi 14	GK104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2019 (5 years ago)	12 March 2014 (10 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 cores	1408	1536
Core clock speed	no data	954 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	993 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	127.1
Floating-point processing power	5.196 TFLOPS	3.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	128

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	-	+

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	8 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	Up to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	160.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	-	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	-	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	-	+

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

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.

RX 5500 22.85
+129%

GTX 880M 9.98

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 8782
+129%

GTX 880M 3837

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.

RX 5500 42307
+186%

GTX 880M 14791

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

RX 5500 28910
+111%

GTX 880M 13675

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:

900p	300−350 +122%	135 −122%
Full HD	120−130 +114%	56 −114%
4K	50−55 +108%	24 −108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Dota 2	30 +0%	30 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +0%	45 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +0%	38 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
World of Tanks	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how RX 5500 and GTX 880M compete in popular games:

RX 5500 is 122% faster in 900p
RX 5500 is 114% faster in 1080p
RX 5500 is 108% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.85	9.98
Recency	7 October 2019	12 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	122 Watt

RX 5500 has a 129% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 10.9% lower power consumption.

GTX 880M, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 880M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.