Radeon RX 7600 XT vs RX 5500M

Place in performance ranking	345	66
Place by popularity	not in top-100	70
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.23	29.89
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14 / R19M-E85	Navi 33
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2019 (4 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329
Current price	$998	$477 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 224% better value for money than RX 5500M.

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	2048
Core clock speed	1327 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.8	352.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500M and Radeon RX 7600 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	204 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

RX 5500M 14.25

RX 7600 XT 45.27
+218%

RX 7600 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 218% 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%

RX 5500M 5502

RX 7600 XT 17484
+218%

RX 7600 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 218% in Passmark.

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 HD	56 −204%	170−180 +204%
1440p	51 −214%	160−170 +214%
4K	30 −217%	95−100 +217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−244%

55
+244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −258%	43 +258%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −250%	56 +250%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −229%	45−50 +229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −231%	53 +231%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −258%	43 +258%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −230%	30−35 +230%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −225%	35−40 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −224%	65−70 +224%
Hitman 3	18−20 −222%	58 +222%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −240%	119 +240%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −236%	45−50 +236%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −256%	57 +256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −237%	101 +237%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −222%	58 +222%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −233%	40 +233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −225%	26 +225%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −240%	34 +240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −243%	48 +243%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −230%	33 +230%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −230%	30−35 +230%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −225%	35−40 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −224%	65−70 +224%
Hitman 3	14−16 −257%	50 +257%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −220%	144 +220%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −260%	36 +260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −231%	53 +231%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −242%	82 +242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −243%	72 +243%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −236%	168 +236%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −244%	31 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −225%	26 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −230%	30−35 +230%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −224%	65−70 +224%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −229%	69 +229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −243%	72 +243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −221%	45 +221%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −267%	22 +267%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−238%

54
+238%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −238%	54 +238%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −225%	52 +225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −233%	10 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −243%	48 +243%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Hitman 3	10−11 −230%	33 +230%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −244%	55 +244%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −236%	47 +236%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −220%	16 +220%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−233%

40
+233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −222%	29 +222%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Hitman 3	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −275%	15 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Far Cry 5	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −257%	25 +257%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −257%	25 +257%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−233%

+233%

This is how RX 5500M and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600 XT is 204% faster in 1080p
RX 7600 XT is 214% faster in 1440p
RX 7600 XT is 217% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.25	45.27
Recency	29 September 2019	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	190 Watt