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Graphics card

Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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 XTX is 146% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

Radeon RX 5500 XT leads on 0 parameters, Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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
  • Video memory
  • Ray tracing

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Strengths

  • Rasterization
  • Video memory
  • Ray tracing

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    48
    305

  • Ray tracing

    12
    177

  • Video memory

    8 GB
    24 GB

  • Power efficiency

    130 W
    355 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    128-bit GDDR6
    384-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

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

Specifications side by side

Side ARadeon RX 5500 XTSide BRadeon RX 7900 XTX
Performance index48305better
Ray tracing index12177better
Video memory8 GB24 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus128 bit384 bitbetter
Boost clock1845 MHz2500 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)130 Wbetter355 W
UpscalerFSRFSR
Process nodeTSMC 7 nmTSMC 5 nm
ReleasedQ4 2019Q4 2022

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