PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon and the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units. GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon | GPU | GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Navi 14 XTX | GPU Chip | GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 |
| RDNA 1 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 22 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 20 |
| 1408 | Shader | 2560 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 88 | Texture Units | 160 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 352 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.376 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 11.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 352 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon clocks in the base with up to 1.685 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is 1.708 GHz. |
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| 1.685 GHz | Base Clock | 1.708 GHz |
| 1.845 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.873 GHz |
| 1.74 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.85 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is 130 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 130 W | TDP | 180 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| 41 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon. The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | GIGABYTE RGB Fusion |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is 227 mm long, 120 mm high and 42 mm wide. The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is 287 mm long, 140 mm high and 57 mm wide. |
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| 227 mm | Length | 287 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 57 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 169 $ (Reference). The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). |
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| AXRX 5500 XT 8GBD6-DHR/OC | Part-no | GV-N1080AORUS-8GD |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 169 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 599 $ (Reference) |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 16 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
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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