Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 480
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 480
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Jun 2016
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT110%
- Radeon RX 480100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 10% higher gaming performance.
- 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 RX 480
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 5500 XT
The Radeon RX 5500 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (26 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 36 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 144 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 29 Jun 2016 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- Radeon RX 48040.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- Radeon RX 480182.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 480256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 4805834.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT49
- Radeon RX 48040
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT36
- Radeon RX 48040
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- Radeon RX 48071
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
- Radeon RX 48049
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT58
- Radeon RX 48066
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT28
- Radeon RX 48024
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT38
- Radeon RX 48034
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 RX 48054
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
- Radeon RX 48028
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- Radeon RX 48048
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- Radeon RX 48028
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- Radeon RX 48049
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
- Radeon RX 48033
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT41
- Radeon RX 48046
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT20
- Radeon RX 48017
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT30
- Radeon RX 48027
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 RX 48035
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
- Radeon RX 48015
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- Radeon RX 48027
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- Radeon RX 48015
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- Radeon RX 48023
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- Radeon RX 48015
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- Radeon RX 48024
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT10
- Radeon RX 4809
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- Radeon RX 48017
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 RX 48017
FPS (higher is better)