GPU comparison with benchmarks

XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro
XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.85 GHz · 130 W Speed index 4/100

The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro has 1408 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.85 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.20 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 19/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has 5120 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.25 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 23.04 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 343 % faster than the XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro.

XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Speed index
4/100
19/100
FP32
5.20 TFLOPS
23.04 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.85 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
130 W
300 W
Launch Price
169 $
999 $
132 pts
602 pts

GPU

GPUXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU ChipNavi 14 XTXNavi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors2280
Shader14085120
Render Output Units32128
Texture Units88320
Raytracing Cores--80
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 1 architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units.

Memory

MemoryXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Base Clock1.607 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.845 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.72 GHz2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro has a turbo clock of 1.845 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2.250 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
TDP130 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 W
Tjunction max95 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 95 °C.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)41 dB38 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Length281 mm267 mm
Height145 mm120 mm
Width44 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,492 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro is 44 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 44 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II ProAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q4/2020
Launch Price169 $999 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-noRX-55XT8DFD6102-D412
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro was released in Q3/2019.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT published in Q4/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +349.3 %

  1. 2,189
  2. 9,836

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 9,889

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,619

Cyberpunk 2077

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 114 fps (avg)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +270.0 %

  1. 20 fps (avg)
  2. 74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +231.6 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 126 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) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +279.3 %

  1. 29 fps (avg)
  2. 110 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +257.1 %

  1. 56 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +153.2 %

  1. 79 fps (avg)
  2. 200 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 AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +246.4 %

  1. 46,596
  2. 161,394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +276.6 %

  1. 42,867
  2. 161,439

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +326.5 %

  1. 55,217
  2. 235,478

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