Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Pro Vega 48

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 48 with Radeon RX 5500 XT, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 48
2019
8 GB HBM2
29.32
+23.7%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms RX 5500 XT by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking193235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.25
Power efficiencyno data12.50
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Navi 14
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years ago)12 December 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores30721408
Core clock speed1200 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6162.4
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs19288

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 x8
Lengthno data180 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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.

Pro Vega 48 29.32
+23.7%
RX 5500 XT 23.70

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.

Pro Vega 48 11299
+23.7%
RX 5500 XT 9131

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.

Pro Vega 48 53770
+20.7%
RX 5500 XT 44546

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.

Pro Vega 48 58063
+37.5%
RX 5500 XT 42219

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 HD90−95
+18.4%
76
−18.4%
1440p50−55
+19%
42
−19%
4K27−30
+12.5%
24
−12.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.22
1440pno data4.02
4Kno data7.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 64
+0%
64
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 132
+0%
132
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+0%
202
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 66
+0%
66
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 62
+0%
62
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+0%
202
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+0%
49
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+0%
56
+0%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+0%
87
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+0%
95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 36
+0%
36
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+0%
76
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+0%
37
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 36
+0%
36
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66
+0%
66
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 184
+0%
184
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+0%
49
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 26
+0%
26
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+0%
31
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+0%
19
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+0%
8
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+0%
38
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+0%
14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%

This is how Pro Vega 48 and RX 5500 XT compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 18% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 19% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 13% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.32 23.70
Recency 19 March 2019 12 December 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Pro Vega 48 has a 23.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 5500 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop one.


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