The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC has the Navi 14 XTX graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.
The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
Memory
Memory
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size
4 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock
1.647 GHz
1.825 GHz
Boost Clock
1.845 GHz
2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.73 GHz
2.02 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP
130 W
300 W
TDP (up)
--
345 W
Tjunction max
95 °C
100 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.
The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
3 x 80 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
39 dB
37 dB
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The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
2x DP 1.4a
USB-C
--
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC.
The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Non addressable LED
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With the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length
215 mm
267 mm
Height
128 mm
120 mm
Width
40 mm
50 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
Weight
705 g
1,500 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT +320.9 %
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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