RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5600 XT with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 5600 XT
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
35.27

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms RX 5600 XT by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1434
Place by popularity90not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation54.93no data
Power efficiency16.1221.58
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date21 January 2020 (4 years ago)5 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores230414080
Core clock speed1130 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate224.61,082
Floating-point processing power7.188 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs144440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB48 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s864.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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 5600 XT 35.27
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.71
+154%

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 5600 XT 13592
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+154%

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 HD107
−152%
270−280
+152%
1440p61
−146%
150−160
+146%
4K36
−150%
90−95
+150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.61no data
1440p4.57no data
4K7.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 83
−153%
210−220
+153%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−150%
190−200
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
−150%
230−240
+150%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−146%
280−290
+146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 104
−150%
260−270
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
−143%
180−190
+143%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−144%
190−200
+144%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−147%
220−230
+147%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−149%
450−500
+149%
Hitman 3 83
−153%
210−220
+153%
Horizon Zero Dawn 275
−136%
650−700
+136%
Metro Exodus 144
−143%
350−400
+143%
Red Dead Redemption 2 112
−150%
280−290
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−136%
300−310
+136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 262
−148%
650−700
+148%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 173
−131%
400−450
+131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
−150%
190−200
+150%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−146%
280−290
+146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 98
−145%
240−250
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
−154%
160−170
+154%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−144%
190−200
+144%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−147%
220−230
+147%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−149%
450−500
+149%
Hitman 3 83
−153%
210−220
+153%
Horizon Zero Dawn 272
−139%
650−700
+139%
Metro Exodus 140
−150%
350−400
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 94
−145%
230−240
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
−153%
400−450
+153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−143%
180−190
+143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 248
−142%
600−650
+142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−150%
190−200
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
−142%
150−160
+142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
−153%
200−210
+153%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
−141%
130−140
+141%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−144%
190−200
+144%
Forza Horizon 4 138
−154%
350−400
+154%
Hitman 3 77
−147%
190−200
+147%
Horizon Zero Dawn 115
−152%
290−300
+152%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
−148%
350−400
+148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
−150%
210−220
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−143%
85−90
+143%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 88
−150%
220−230
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−154%
170−180
+154%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−141%
130−140
+141%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
−144%
110−120
+144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 62
−142%
150−160
+142%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−150%
75−80
+150%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−144%
100−105
+144%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−148%
500−550
+148%
Hitman 3 52
−150%
130−140
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
−147%
220−230
+147%
Metro Exodus 88
−150%
220−230
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
−147%
240−250
+147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 242
−148%
600−650
+148%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
−146%
170−180
+146%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−143%
85−90
+143%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Hitman 3 36
−150%
90−95
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 107
−152%
270−280
+152%
Metro Exodus 51
−135%
120−130
+135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−139%
110−120
+139%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−139%
55−60
+139%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
−138%
50−55
+138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 37
−143%
90−95
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 70
−143%
170−180
+143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
−146%
140−150
+146%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
−145%
27−30
+145%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 39
−144%
95−100
+144%

This is how RX 5600 XT and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 152% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 146% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.27 89.71
Recency 21 January 2020 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 285 Watt

RX 5600 XT has 90% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 154.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 XT is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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