AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 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 10 month(s) later
  • Around 82% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 885 MHz
  • Around 56% higher boost clock speed: 1845 MHz vs 1185 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 785 vs 484
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2024.814 vs 1935.102
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 125.474 vs 111.023
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Dec 2019 vs 29 January 2019
Core clock speed 1607 MHz vs 885 MHz
Boost clock speed 1845 MHz vs 1185 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 785 vs 484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2024.814 vs 1935.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 125.474 vs 111.023

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

  • Around 64% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1408
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11765 vs 9164
  • Around 74% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 78123 vs 44844
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 168.08 vs 128.135
  • Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 22.794 vs 13.328
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1001.496 vs 742.778
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17328 vs 11075
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8912 vs 3722
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8055 vs 3367
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17328 vs 11075
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8912 vs 3722
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8055 vs 3367
  • Around 40% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 6838 vs 4889
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 2304 vs 1408
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 11765 vs 9164
Geekbench - OpenCL 78123 vs 44844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 168.08 vs 128.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 22.794 vs 13.328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1001.496 vs 742.778
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17328 vs 11075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8912 vs 3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8055 vs 3367
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17328 vs 11075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8912 vs 3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8055 vs 3367
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6838 vs 4889

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9164
11765
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
785
484
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
44844
78123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
128.135
168.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2024.814
1935.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.328
22.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
125.474
111.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
742.778
1001.496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11075
17328
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3722
8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3367
8055
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11075
17328
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3722
8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3367
8055
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
4889
6838
Name AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark 9164 11765
PassMark - G2D Mark 785 484
Geekbench - OpenCL 44844 78123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 128.135 168.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2024.814 1935.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.328 22.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 125.474 111.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 742.778 1001.496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11075 17328
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3722 8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3367 8055
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11075 17328
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3722 8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3367 8055
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4889 6838

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 Turing
Code name Navi 14 TU106
Launch date 12 Dec 2019 29 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $169
Place in performance rating 288 178
Type Desktop, Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1845 MHz 1185 MHz
Compute units 22
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 885 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 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 2304
Pixel fill rate 59.04 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 162.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 115 Watt
Transistor count 6400 million 10,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs

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

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support