AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24.4Rasterization73.5
20Ray Tracing68.5
32.4Memoryspec-based74.6
92.6Efficiencyspec-based55.2
27.9Compute86.3
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+58) and rasterization (+49). 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
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $1,599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 24
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 28
- 1064% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 1,408
- 634% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 4,904
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 130 W+71% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 16,384+1064% |
| RT cores | — | 128 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 512 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | 2,235 MHz+30% |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 2,520 MHz+37% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 36,000+634%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 10,100Top 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 38,500+326%Top 3% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 225 fpsTop 4% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 180 fpsTop 4% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 112 fpsTop 4% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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