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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

130 W · Launched Dec 2019

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)GeForce GTX TITAN ZRadeon R9 295X2Radeon RX 5600MRadeon RX 5500 XT ◂GeForce GTX 970Radeon RX 55000102030405021.321.921.421.321.250.021.4AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT This chip Desktop GPU Index 21.3NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 21.9 1.03× Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon R9 295X2 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 21.4 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 21.3 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon RX 5500 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 21.2 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 2.35× Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon RX 5600M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 21.4 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XT
GeForce RTX 4060 (…GeForce GTX TITAN ZRadeon R9 295X2Radeon RX 5600MRadeon RX 5500 XT …GeForce GTX 970Radeon RX 55000102030405021.321.921.421.321.250.021.4AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT This chip Desktop GPU Index 21.3NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 21.9 1.03× Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon R9 295X2 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 21.4 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 21.3 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon RX 5500 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 21.2 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 2.35× Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon RX 5600M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 21.4 1.00× Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU overall
21.3
0.43× reflow conf.
GPU raster
23.5
0.47× reflow conf.
GPU compute
20.1
0.40× reflow conf.
Street price
$562
GPU overall per $100
3.8
TDP
130 W
GPU overall per watt
0.16

Gaming by resolution

Chip1080p1440p4K
Radeon RX 5500 XT20.319.322.3
GeForce RTX 4060reference50.050.050.0
FPS per game (2)
GameSettings1080p1440p4KSource
Baldur's Gate 3Ultra Preset38.727.714.9NotebookCheck
Cyberpunk 2077Ultra Preset (FSR off)34.519.17.30NotebookCheck

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405023.923.1Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 23.9 Median 97.0 fps Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 23.1 Median 9,040 points Source average of 4222 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405023.923.1Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 23.9 Median 97.0 fps Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 23.1 Median 9,040 points Source average of 4222 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.697.0–fps10 avg.23.96 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent9,040–points4222 avg.23.16 Nov 2026

GPU compute, by benchmark

Geekbench MetalGeekbench OpenCL0102030405022.418.1Geekbench Metal, version unknown Index 22.4 Median 54.5k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 18.1 Median 46.0k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
GB MetalGB OpenCL0102030405022.418.1Geekbench Metal, version unknown Index 22.4 Median 54.5k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 18.1 Median 46.0k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Geekbench Metalunknown54.5k–pointsavg.22.46 Nov 2026
Geekbench OpenCLunknown46.0k–pointsavg.18.16 Nov 2026

Over time

Blender (GPU) 4
samples/min, monthly
5001,0001,50021Jan284Feb1118253Mar102024-01 1,603 samples/min 11 samples2024-03 511 samples/min 9 samples
5001,0001,500Feb2024Mar2024-01 1,603 samples/min 11 samples2024-03 511 samples/min 9 samples

Sources

Geekbench Browser2 averages6 Nov 2026NotebookCheck6 averages6 Nov 2026OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026