Radeon RX 5950 XT vs RX 5700M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2020 (4 years ago) | 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 cores | 2304 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1465 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1720 MHz | 1635 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 21,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 247.7 | 523.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.926 TFLOPS | 16.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 144 | 320 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 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 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 672.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 350 Watt |
RX 5700M has 94.4% lower power consumption.
RX 5950 XT, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5700M and Radeon RX 5950 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5700M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5950 XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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