AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and AMD Radeon R9 M390X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 723 MHz
  • 1754.9x more texture fill rate: 162.4 GTexel/s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9110 vs 3851
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 487
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 44510 vs 22044
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 128.135 vs 64.199
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2024.814 vs 1284.053
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.328 vs 5.881
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 125.474 vs 78.169
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 742.778 vs 312.822
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11075 vs 6508
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11075 vs 6508
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Dec 2019 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed 1607 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate 162.4 GTexel/s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9110 vs 3851
PassMark - G2D Mark 774 vs 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 44510 vs 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 128.135 vs 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2024.814 vs 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.328 vs 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 125.474 vs 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 742.778 vs 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11075 vs 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11075 vs 6508

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M390X

  • Around 45% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1408
  • Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8593 vs 3722
  • 7.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 24690 vs 3367
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8593 vs 3722
  • 7.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 24690 vs 3367
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 2048 vs 1408
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8593 vs 3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 24690 vs 3367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8593 vs 3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 24690 vs 3367

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M390X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9110
3851
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
774
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
44510
22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
128.135
64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2024.814
1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.328
5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
125.474
78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
742.778
312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11075
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3722
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3367
24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11075
6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3722
8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3367
24690
Name AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon R9 M390X
PassMark - G3D Mark 9110 3851
PassMark - G2D Mark 774 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 44510 22044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 128.135 64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2024.814 1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.328 5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 125.474 78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 742.778 312.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11075 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3722 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3367 24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11075 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3722 8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3367 24690
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1035

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Navi 14 Amethyst
Launch date 12 Dec 2019 5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $169
Place in performance rating 308 311
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1845 MHz
Compute units 22
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 723 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 324.7 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 10.39 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 5.196 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1408 2048
Pixel fill rate 59.04 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 162.4 GTexel/s 92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 6400 million 5,000 million
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 7.09 inches (180 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Width Dual-slot
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan
Mantle

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore