AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
24.4Rasterization30.1
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based45.7
92.6Efficiencyspec-based81.5
27.9Compute41.3
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.8 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and rasterization (+6). AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 26% lower TDP: 130 W vs 175 W
- 22% higher Base clock: 1,717 MHz vs 1,410 MHz
- 14% higher Boost clock: 1,845 MHz vs 1,620 MHz
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 28
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 100% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 130 W+26% | 175 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 2,304+64% |
| RT cores | — | 36 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 288 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz+22% | 1,410 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz+14% | 1,620 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 448 GB/s+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 8,724+78%Bottom 33% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 16,053+77%Bottom 45% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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