PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (RDNA 1) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G has the Navi 14 XTX graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G is based on the graphics chip Navi 14 XTX, which comes from the RDNA 1 architecture.
PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G GPU PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Navi 14 XTX GPU Chip Navi 14 XTX
RDNA 1 Architecture RDNA 1
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
1408 Shader 1408
32 Render Output Units 32
88 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.647 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 % Base Clock 1.647 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 %
1.845 GHz Boost Clock 1.845 GHz
1.73 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 1 % Avg (Game) Clock 1.73 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 1 %
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

130 W TDP 130 W
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
41 dB Noise (Load) 41 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports 1x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

240 mm Length 240 mm
126 mm Height 126 mm
38 mm Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8

Additional data

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G came on the market in Q3/2019 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

AXRX 5500 XT 4GBD6-DH/OC Part-no AXRX 5500 XT 8GBD6-DH/OC
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2019
169 $ (Reference) Launch Price 169 $ (Reference)
7 nm Structure size 7 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

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

The Last of Us Part 1

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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G
4 GB GDDR6
20 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6
20 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G
4 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G
4 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G
4 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4G
4 GB GDDR6
79 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6
79 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

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.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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