Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs RX 5500 XT

Place in performance ranking	215	165
Place by popularity	82	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.35	48.21
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 14 XTX	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 December 2019 (4 years ago)	21 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$317 (1.9x MSRP)	$154

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600 OEM has 214% better value for money than RX 5500 XT.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1408	2048
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	199.7

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX 5500 XT 23.71

RX 5600 OEM 31.08
+31.1%

RX 5600 OEM outperforms RX 5500 XT by 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 5500 XT 9155

RX 5600 OEM 12004
+31.1%

RX 5600 OEM outperforms RX 5500 XT by 31% in Passmark.

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 HD	74 −28.4%	95−100 +28.4%
1440p	41 −22%	50−55 +22%
4K	24 −25%	30−35 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

−41.8%

78
+41.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −44%	72 +44%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −41.8%	75−80 +41.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −35.6%	61 +35.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −37.8%	60−65 +37.8%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −41.8%	78 +41.8%
Hitman 3	45−50 −42.2%	64 +42.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −38.3%	166 +38.3%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −32%	132 +32%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −35%	108 +35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −33%	133 +33%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −34.5%	74 +34.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −45%	58 +45%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −41.8%	75−80 +41.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −50%	45 +50%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −37.8%	60−65 +37.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −38.7%	100−110 +38.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 −35.6%	61 +35.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −34.3%	90−95 +34.3%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −32.9%	93 +32.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −35.4%	88 +35.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −35%	108 +35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −35.7%	95 +35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −34.7%	202 +34.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −40%	49 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −33.3%	40 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −40%	56 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −33.8%	87 +33.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −35.7%	95 +35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −45%	58 +45%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−38.2%

76
+38.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −34%	67 +34%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −37%	37 +37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −42.9%	20 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −33.3%	60 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −36.7%	41 +36.7%
Hitman 3	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −44.4%	65 +44.4%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −33.3%	60 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −32%	66 +32%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−40%

49
+40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Hitman 3	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −37.5%	22 +37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −47.6%	31 +47.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −33.3%	8 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −31.3%	21 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −37%	37 +37%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −47.6%	31 +47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −40%	14 +40%