Radeon RX 5500 vs GeForce RTX 2060

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 and Radeon RX 5500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2060
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
36.72
+61.1%

RTX 2060 outperforms RX 5500 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking131248
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.46no data
Power efficiency15.7314.20
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTU106Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19201408
Core clock speed1365 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1680 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate201.6162.4
Floating-point processing power6.451 TFLOPS5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs12088
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no data

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm180 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s224.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212.0 (12_1)
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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.

RTX 2060 36.72
+61.1%
RX 5500 22.80

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.

RTX 2060 14145
+61%
RX 5500 8785

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 2060 71617
+69.4%
RX 5500 42273

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 2060 67350
+133%
RX 5500 28910

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 HD119
+70%
70−75
−70%
1440p77
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%
4K47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.93no data
1440p4.53no data
4K7.43no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Battlefield 5 157
+65.3%
95−100
−65.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
+63.1%
65−70
−63.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Far Cry 5 114
+62.9%
70−75
−62.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+70.7%
75−80
−70.7%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+70.8%
120−130
−70.8%
Hitman 3 98
+63.3%
60−65
−63.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 248
+65.3%
150−160
−65.3%
Metro Exodus 144
+69.4%
85−90
−69.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 191
+73.6%
110−120
−73.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 254
+69.3%
150−160
−69.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 131
+63.8%
80−85
−63.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
Battlefield 5 140
+64.7%
85−90
−64.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Far Cry 5 91
+65.5%
55−60
−65.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Forza Horizon 4 194
+61.7%
120−130
−61.7%
Hitman 3 96
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 247
+64.7%
150−160
−64.7%
Metro Exodus 140
+64.7%
85−90
−64.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
+71.7%
60−65
−71.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+65%
80−85
−65%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+62.7%
150−160
−62.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Far Cry 5 70
+75%
40−45
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+61.5%
65−70
−61.5%
Hitman 3 81
+62%
50−55
−62%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+71.4%
70−75
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+65%
80−85
−65%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+62.2%
45−50
−62.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+75%
40−45
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+75%
24−27
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+70%
30−33
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+75%
24−27
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+73.3%
120−130
−73.3%
Hitman 3 54
+80%
30−33
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+61.8%
55−60
−61.8%
Metro Exodus 76
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+74%
50−55
−74%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 236
+68.6%
140−150
−68.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+64.4%
45−50
−64.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Hitman 3 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+73.3%
60−65
−73.3%
Metro Exodus 52
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+70%
30−33
−70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
+75%
16−18
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 28
+75%
16−18
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 25
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+70%
10−11
−70%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+81%
21−24
−81%

This is how RTX 2060 and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 70% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 71% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 74% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.72 22.80
Recency 7 January 2019 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 110 Watt

RTX 2060 has a 61.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 45.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.


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