AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24.4Rasterization49.7
20Ray Tracing46.2
32.4Memoryspec-based74.6
92.6Efficiencyspec-based51.9
27.9Compute69.9
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56.1 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+42) and Ray Tracing (+26). 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
- 71% lower TDP: 130 W vs 450 W
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- 10% higher Base clock: 1,717 MHz vs 1,560 MHz
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $1,999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 24
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 46 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 70 vs 28
- 664% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 1,408
- 500% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 4 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 130 W+71% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 3x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 10,752+664% |
| RT cores | — | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 336 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz+10% | 1,560 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 1,860 MHz+1% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+350% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 21,705+343%Top 20% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,913Top 25% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 29,204+223%Top 7% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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