Radeon RX 5500M vs R9 M275X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M275X and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M275X
2014
4 GB GDDR5
4.19

RX 5500M outperforms R9 M275X by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking686364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data11.63
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameVenusNavi 14
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 January 2014 (10 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 cores6401408
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data85 Watt
Texture fill rate37.00144.8
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4088

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

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.

R9 M275X 4.19
RX 5500M 14.43
+244%

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.

R9 M275X 1615
RX 5500M 5559
+244%

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 HD16−18
−263%
58
+263%
1440p16−18
−281%
61
+281%
4K7−8
−271%
26
+271%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+0%
43
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+0%
146
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 169
+0%
169
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Battlefield 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+0%
52
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 168
+0%
168
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hitman 3 50
+0%
50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
+0%
69
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+0%
72
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
+0%
22
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

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

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hitman 3 33
+0%
33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55
+0%
55
+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%
Watch Dogs: Legion 163
+0%
163
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+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

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

This is how R9 M275X and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 263% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 281% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 271% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.19 14.43
Recency 28 January 2014 7 October 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5500M has a 244.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M275X in performance tests.


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