Radeon RX 7700 XT vs RX 5500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 and Radeon RX 7700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
22.33

RX 7700 XT outperforms RX 5500 by a whopping 155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data71.42
Power efficiency14.2616.34
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores14083456
Core clock speedno data1435 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz2544 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4549.5
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS35.17 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs88216
Ray Tracing Coresno data54

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s432.0 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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 data6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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 22.33
RX 7700 XT 57.02
+155%

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 8787
RX 7700 XT 22436
+155%

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 HD70−75
−169%
188
+169%
1440p35−40
−191%
102
+191%
4K21−24
−171%
57
+171%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.39
1440pno data4.40
4Kno data7.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 265
+0%
265
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 176
+0%
176
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 193
+0%
193
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 199
+0%
199
+0%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 158
+0%
158
+0%
Far Cry 5 188
+0%
188
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 278
+0%
278
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 119
+0%
119
+0%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 181
+0%
181
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 272
+0%
272
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 166
+0%
166
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 295
+0%
295
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 167
+0%
167
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+0%
231
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+0%
168
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 197
+0%
197
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120
+0%
120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 112
+0%
112
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+0%
134
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RX 5500 and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700 XT is 169% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700 XT is 191% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700 XT is 171% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.33 57.02
Recency 7 October 2019 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 245 Watt

RX 5500 has 122.7% lower power consumption.

RX 7700 XT, on the other hand, has a 155.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.

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