AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
23.2Rasterization24.3
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.4
82.3Efficiencyspec-based92.6
30Compute27.9
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 4807 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 480 scores 34.8 against 35.4 for AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT edges ahead in rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 480
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 64% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,408
- 14% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 53% higher Base clock: 1,717 MHz vs 1,120 MHz
- 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 46% higher Boost clock: 1,845 MHz vs 1,266 MHz
- 17% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,853 vs 4,138
- 13% lower TDP: 130 W vs 150 W
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $229
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Polaris (GCN 4) | RDNA |
| Process | 14 nm | 7 nm+50% |
| TDP | 150 W | 130 W+13% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+64% | 1,408 |
| Base clock | 1,120 MHz | 1,717 MHz+53% |
| Boost clock | 1,266 MHz | 1,845 MHz+46% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+14% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,138Bottom 15% | 4,853+17%Bottom 21% |
| PassMark G3D | 8,525Bottom 12% | 9,046+6%Bottom 13% |
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