Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs R4 (Beema)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R4 (Beema) with Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, including specs and performance data.

R4 (Beema)
2014
1.04

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms R4 (Beema) by a whopping 4030% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking110188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.84
Power efficiencyno data13.09
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameBeemaNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores1282560
Core clock speed800 MHz1680 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1980 MHz
Number of transistorsno data10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data316.8
Floating-point processing powerno data10.14 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 data1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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.

R4 (Beema) 1.04
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.95
+4030%

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.

R4 (Beema) 399
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16549
+4048%

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 HD8
−3650%
300−350
+3650%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−3900%
200−210
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
−3900%
200−210
+3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3746%
500−550
+3746%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−3900%
280−290
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3963%
1300−1350
+3963%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−3900%
200−210
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
−3900%
200−210
+3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3746%
500−550
+3746%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−3900%
280−290
+3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3991%
450−500
+3991%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3963%
1300−1350
+3963%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−3900%
200−210
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
−3900%
200−210
+3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3746%
500−550
+3746%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−3900%
280−290
+3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3991%
450−500
+3991%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3963%
1300−1350
+3963%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−3900%
280−290
+3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%

This is how R4 (Beema) and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 3650% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 42.95
Recency 29 April 2014 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 4029.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Beema) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R4 (Beema) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop one.


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