Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs RX 5500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), including specs and performance data.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
22.80
+406%

RX 5500 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 406% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking248660
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Power efficiency14.2120.61
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores1408512
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate162.457.60
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8832

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 4.0 x16IGP
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed14000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.2

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.

RX 5500 22.80
+406%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.51

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.

RX 5500 8785
+406%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

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
+400%
18
−400%
4K40−45
+400%
8
−400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+0%
15
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 58
+0%
58
+0%
Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+0%
19
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+0%
31
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+0%
8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
+0%
7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+0%
23
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+0%
10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+0%
4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+0%
9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how RX 5500 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 is 400% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.80 4.51
Recency 7 October 2019 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 15 Watt

RX 5500 has a 405.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has 633.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook one.


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