Radeon RX 7900M vs RX 5500M

Place in the ranking	362	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.85	23.00
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Navi 31
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2019 (5 years ago)	19 October 2023 (1 year 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	4608
Core clock speed	1375 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	2090 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.8	601.9
Floating-point processing power	4.632 TFLOPS	38.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	192
TMUs	88	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	576.0 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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. 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 14.45

RX 7900M 59.38
+311%

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 5500M 5626

RX 7900M 23115
+311%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 5500M 16476

RX 7900M 59943
+264%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 5500M 12276

RX 7900M 50241
+309%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 5500M 4298

RX 7900M 19434
+352%

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	58 −172%	158 +172%
1440p	63 −87.3%	118 +87.3%
4K	30 −197%	89 +197%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	43 −223%	130−140 +223%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 −300%	220−230 +300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Counter-Strike 2	37 −276%	130−140 +276%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −300%	160−170 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	101 −222%	300−350 +222%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −290%	150−160 +290%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −218%	120−130 +218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 −93%	110−120 +93%
Valorant	108 −152%	270−280 +152%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Counter-Strike 2	30 −337%	131 +337%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 −287%	120−130 +287%
Dota 2	88 −58%	139 +58%
Far Cry 5	35 −140%	84 +140%
Fortnite	80−85 −188%	230−240 +188%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −296%	300−350 +296%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −290%	150−160 +290%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 −75.9%	139 +75.9%
Metro Exodus	16 −694%	120−130 +694%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	88 −144%	210−220 +144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −244%	110−120 +244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −287%	170−180 +287%
Valorant	57 −377%	270−280 +377%
World of Tanks	191 −46.1%	270−280 +46.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Counter-Strike 2	28 −364%	130 +364%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −307%	110−120 +307%
Dota 2	103 −288%	400−450 +288%
Far Cry 5	90 −33.3%	120−130 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	72 −378%	344 +378%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −290%	150−160 +290%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −103%	210−220 +103%
Valorant	55−60 −361%	270−280 +361%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 −405%	106 +405%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −382%	106 +382%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	175 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
World of Tanks	137 −191%	350−400 +191%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −200%	85−90 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 −275%	30−33 +275%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −357%	160−170 +357%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −592%	249 +592%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −374%	100−110 +374%
Metro Exodus	47 −147%	110−120 +147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −525%	120−130 +525%
Valorant	35−40 −556%	230−240 +556%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Dota 2	20 −630%	146 +630%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −630%	146 +630%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −470%	55−60 +470%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	72 −190%	200−210 +190%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −630%	146 +630%
World of Tanks	76 −295%	300−310 +295%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −450%	75−80 +450%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −171%	19 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −300%	12−14 +300%
Dota 2	53 −296%	210−220 +296%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −483%	100−110 +483%
Fortnite	16−18 −465%	95−100 +465%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −524%	131 +524%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −500%	65−70 +500%
Valorant	16−18 −731%	130−140 +731%

This is how RX 5500M and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

RX 7900M is 172% faster in 1080p
RX 7900M is 87% faster in 1440p
RX 7900M is 197% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 731% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7900M is ahead in 54 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.45	59.38
Recency	7 October 2019	19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	180 Watt

RX 5500M has 111.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7900M, on the other hand, has a 310.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500M in performance tests.

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