Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon R9 390X
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 390X
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 18 Jun 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT103%
- Radeon R9 390X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 145 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 390X
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (9 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | Grenada (Grenada XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 88 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 18 Jun 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- Radeon R9 390X67.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- Radeon R9 390X184.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 390X384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 390X5914.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT78
- Radeon R9 390X75
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- Radeon R9 390X80
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT66
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- Radeon R9 390X59
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT43
- Radeon R9 390X38
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- Radeon R9 390X33
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- Radeon R9 390X33
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT22
- Radeon R9 390X20
FPS (higher is better)