AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT VS AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
amd
Brand4GB GDDR6
Memory1408
Cores224 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 5500 XT
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
4GB GDDR6 130W N/A Dec 2019
Radeon RX 5500 XT
$169 • Dec 2019
VS
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W N/A Aug 2017
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 130 W | 210 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1845 MHz | 1471 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 88 | 224 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 59.04 GPixel/s | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.196 GFLOPS | 10.54 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 6400 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4432
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
6723 (+52%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
43831
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
47815 (+9%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
59.5 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
81.2 FPS (+36%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9104
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
13099 (+44%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+41%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+25%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+43%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+44%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+35%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+55%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+53%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+8%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+49%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+58%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+50%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+47%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+31%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+30%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+15%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+24%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+30%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+5%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+51%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+49%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+51%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+57%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+65%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sons Of The Forest
7.5 2023 • Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation Endnight Games Ltd
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+45%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+58%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+56%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 8 games
32
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
VS
+42.2%
46
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD • 4GB GDDR6
0
Wins
32
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
36
Wins
46
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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