GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 and GeForce RTX 3080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
21.01

RTX 3080 outperforms RX 5500 by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking28940
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.07
Power efficiency14.5614.26
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

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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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores14088704
Core clock speedno data1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4465.1
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs88272
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data68

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length180 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB10 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s760.3 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.5
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 21.01
RTX 3080 59.86
+185%

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 8803
RTX 3080 25086
+185%

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 42369
RTX 3080 167014
+294%

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.

RX 5500 39366
RTX 3080 145176
+269%

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 HD55−60
−198%
164
+198%
1440p40−45
−205%
122
+205%
4K27−30
−215%
85
+215%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.26
1440pno data5.73
4Kno data8.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
God of War 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 172
+0%
172
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 138
+0%
138
+0%
Far Cry 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 152
+0%
152
+0%
God of War 135
+0%
135
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 134
+0%
134
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
God of War 131
+0%
131
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 147
+0%
147
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 303
+0%
303
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 131
+0%
131
+0%
Dota 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Far Cry 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
God of War 110
+0%
110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 149
+0%
149
+0%
Valorant 268
+0%
268
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 112
+0%
112
+0%
Metro Exodus 95
+0%
95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
God of War 94
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 143
+0%
143
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+0%
115
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
God of War 66
+0%
66
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RX 5500 and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 198% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 205% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 is 215% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.01 59.86
Recency 7 October 2019 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 320 Watt

RX 5500 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 190.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080, on the other hand, has a 184.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.

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