Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce 320M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 320M with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 320M
2010
23 Watt
0.54

RX 5500M outperforms 320M by a whopping 2570% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1215357
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.6311.80
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameC89Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2010 (14 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 years 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 cores481408
Core clock speed450 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1645 MHz
Number of transistors486 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate7.200144.8
Floating-point processing power0.0912 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1688

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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.

GeForce 320M 0.54
RX 5500M 14.42
+2570%

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.

GeForce 320M 209
RX 5500M 5563
+2562%

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 HD21
−171%
57
+171%
1440p2−3
−2700%
56
+2700%
4K1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−975%
43
+975%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1667%
53
+1667%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1333%
43
+1333%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1060%
58
+1060%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1360%
146
+1360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−667%
45−50
+667%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−463%
169
+463%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1500%
48
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
33
+1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1060%
58
+1060%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1340%
144
+1340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1267%
82
+1267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−460%
168
+460%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−675%
31
+675%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−767%
26
+767%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−900%
50
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−590%
69
+590%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1100%
72
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−350%
45
+350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+36.4%
22
−36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 14−16
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Hitman 3 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−16200%
163
+16200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 7−8

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−900%
20
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+0%
57
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Battlefield 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+0%
52
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 54
+0%
54
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 29
+0%
29
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how GeForce 320M and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 171% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 2700% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 3000% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 320M is 36% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5500M is 16200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 320M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 5500M is ahead in 34 tests (49%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 14.42
Recency 1 April 2010 7 October 2019
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 85 Watt

GeForce 320M has 269.6% lower power consumption.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 2570.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 320M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 320M is a desktop card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook one.


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

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