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Graphics card

Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

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

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Verdict

Radeon RX 7900 XT is 138% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

Radeon RX 5500 XT leads on 0 parameters, Radeon RX 7900 XT on 5.

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

Key differences

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Rasterization
  • Power efficiency
  • Video memory

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Strengths

  • Rasterization
  • Power efficiency
  • Video memory

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    48
    262

  • Ray tracing

    12
    152

  • Video memory

    8 GB
    20 GB

  • Power efficiency

    130 W
    300 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    128-bit GDDR6
    320-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
Radeon RX 5500 XTRadeon RX 7900 XT

Specifications side by side

Side ARadeon RX 5500 XTSide BRadeon RX 7900 XT
Performance index48262better
Ray tracing index12152better
Video memory8 GB20 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus128 bit320 bitbetter
Boost clock1845 MHz2400 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)130 Wbetter300 W
UpscalerFSRFSR
Process nodeTSMC 7 nmTSMC 5 nm
ReleasedQ4 2019Q4 2022

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Deltas are computed from the EasyX-X catalog: relative performance indices and the vendor’s own published specifications. We do not copy third-party benchmark tables.