Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 6900 XT
341%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| 241% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5500 XT |
| 170 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6900 XT . |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6900 XT
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | | Radeon RX 5500 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XTX) | vs | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 536 mm² | vs | 158 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 6,400 million |
| Shaders | 5120 | vs | 1408 |
| Compute Units | 80 | vs | 22 |
| Core clock | 1825 MHz | vs | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 320 | vs | 88 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | | Radeon RX 5500 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | | Radeon RX 5500 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | vs | 130 watts |
| Release Date | 28 Oct 2020 | vs | 12 Dec 2019 |
Radeon RX 6900 XT
288.00 GP/s
Radeon RX 5500 XT
59.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6900 XT
720.00 GT/s
Radeon RX 5500 XT
162.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6900 XT
512.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 5500 XT
224.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6900 XT
23040.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 5500 XT
5196.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
148
Radeon RX 5500 XT
49
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
224
Radeon RX 5500 XT
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6900 XT
139
Radeon RX 5500 XT
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
50
Radeon RX 5500 XT
28
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
126
Radeon RX 5500 XT
38
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
239
Radeon RX 5500 XT
66
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6900 XT
118
Radeon RX 5500 XT
31
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
193
Radeon RX 5500 XT
57
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6900 XT
122
Radeon RX 5500 XT
39
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
48
Radeon RX 5500 XT
20
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
104
Radeon RX 5500 XT
30
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
178
Radeon RX 5500 XT
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6900 XT
70
Radeon RX 5500 XT
17
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
116
Radeon RX 5500 XT
26
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6900 XT
81
Radeon RX 5500 XT
18
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
36
Radeon RX 5500 XT
10
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
67
Radeon RX 5500 XT
18
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
88
Radeon RX 5500 XT
22
FPS (higher is better)