AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
24.4Rasterization34.4
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based47
92.6Efficiencyspec-based72.2
27.9Compute47.9
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+20) and rasterization (+10). 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
- 48% lower TDP: 130 W vs 250 W
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $699
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 48 vs 28
- 135% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,530 vs 4,904
- 121% higher bandwidth: 496 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
- 118% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 1,408
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 130 W+48% | 250 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 3,072+118% |
| RT cores | — | 48 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 384 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz+4% | 1,650 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz+2% | 1,815 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 496 GB/s+121% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 11,530+135%Bottom 49% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 19,392+114%Top 45% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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