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Graphics card

GeForce RTX 2080 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

GeForce RTX 2080 is 74% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 2080 leads on 4 parameters, Radeon RX 5500 XT on 0.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce RTX 2080

Strengths

  • Memory bandwidth
  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization

Trade-offs

  • level

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Memory bandwidth
  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    104
    48

  • Ray tracing

    65
    12

  • Video memory

    8 GB
    8 GB

  • Power efficiency

    215 W
    130 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    256-bit GDDR6
    128-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 2080Radeon RX 5500 XT

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 2080Side BRadeon RX 5500 XT
Performance index104better48
Ray tracing index65better12
Video memory8 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus256 bitbetter128 bit
Boost clock1710 MHz1845 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)215 W130 Wbetter
UpscalerDLSSFSR
Process nodeTSMC 12 nmTSMC 7 nm
ReleasedQ3 2018Q4 2019

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