Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB | GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2% | 38% |
| Hitman 3 | 28% | 19% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 10% | 43% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 2% | 38% |
| FIFA 21 | 50% | 69% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 38% | 13% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 13% | 45% |
| The Medium | 22% | 23% |
| Genshin Impact | 2% | 38% |
| Far Cry 6 | 42% | 10% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB are significantly better than the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB.
The RX 5500 XT has a 307 MHz higher core clock speed than the RTX 2070, but the RTX 2070 has 56 more Texture Mapping Units than the RX 5500 XT. As a result, the RTX 2070 exhibits a 51.9 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the RX 5500 XT. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RX 5500 XT has a 307 MHz higher core clock speed than the RTX 2070, but the RTX 2070 has 32 more Render Output Units than the RX 5500 XT. As a result, the RTX 2070 exhibits a 35.3 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the RX 5500 XT. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RX 5500 XT was released less than a year after the RTX 2070, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RTX 2070 has 4096 MB more video memory than the RX 5500 XT, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RTX 2070 also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2070 has 224 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 5500 XT, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2070 is massively better than the RX 5500 XT.
The Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB has 1408 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB has 2304. However, the actual shader performance of the RX 5500 XT is 1689 and the actual shader performance of the RTX 2070 is 4216. The RTX 2070 having 2527 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2070 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RX 5500 XT.
The RX 5500 XT transistor size technology is 5 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RTX 2070. This means that the RX 5500 XT is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RTX 2070.
The Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB requires 110 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB requires 225 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the RX 5500 XT and a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RTX 2070. The RTX 2070 requires 115 Watts more than the RX 5500 XT to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2070 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RX 5500 XT.
| Core Speed | 1717 MHz |  | vs | 1410 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1845 MHz | | vs | 1830 MHz | |
| Architecture | Navi | Turing TU106 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 11 Oct 2019 |  | vs | 17 Oct 2018 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 8
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9.9
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| 3840x2160 | 6.1
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7.7
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| Memory | 4096 MB | vs | | 8192 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224GB/sec | vs | | 448GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | |
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0 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1408 | vs | | 2304 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 81% | vs | | 100% | |
| Technology | 7nm | | vs | 12nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 88 | vs | | 144 | |
| Texture Rate | 151.1 GTexel/s | vs | | 203 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 32 | vs | | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 54.9 GPixel/s | vs | | 90.2 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | vs | | 7680x4320 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 110 Watts | | vs | 225 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 450 Watts & 30 Amps | | vs | 550 Watts | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 6.4 | | vs | 6.1 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | | 4.6 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF 8-Core 3.6GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | vs | | 3840x2160 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB is an entry-level graphics card which is part of the AMD Radeon RX 5000 series. It was announced on October 7th, 2019 and released on December 12th, 2019. Architecture It is powered by the 7nm Navi GPU, which has 1408 shader processing units, 88 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at 1717 MHz and goes up to 1845 MHz when the boost mode is triggered. Memory The RX 5500 XT 4GB comes with a 4GB frame buffer of GDDR6 through a 128-bit memory interface, while the memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 110W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance The Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB been built as a Low/Mid performance graphics card for 2020. Its direct competitor is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super. It will run most triple AAA titles released during 2020 on medium to high graphics at 1080p screen resolution. With adjustments and lowering anti aliasing this RX 5500 XT 8GB card can confidently maintain 60+ frames per seconds on high graphic settings at 1080p. Moving to 1440p screen resolution and the graphics card may need to be adjusted down to medium in order to maintain 50-60+ fps. System Suggestions The Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a mid range R5 Ryzen processor and at least 12GB of system memory for optimal gaming performance from the RX 5500 XT 4GB. | Overview The GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the 12nm Turing Architecture and is considered a great 1440p video card. This is a dual-slot graphics card with a dual-fan thermal design using TORX 3.0 fans for improved airflow and optimised heat dissipation. This video card uses Zero Frozr to eliminate fan noise in low-load situations, and also has RGB Mystic Light lighting, and anti-bending backplate. This video card has great overclocking potential. Architecture It equips a cut-down Turing GPU Codenamed TU106, more specifically the TU106-400A-A1 variant which means factory overclocks are permitted. This is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 16 SM activated, offering 2304 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing (RTX) technology. It is equipped with 288 Tensor Cores for AI purposes and 32 RT Cores for ray-tracing. GPU The central unit runs at 1410 MHz and goes up to 1830 MHz in Boost Mode, providing a large 13% overclock when compared to the reference model. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 225W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with one available 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector. Performance The GeForce RTX 2070 offers performance in between the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, albeit also boasting ray-tracing and DLSS support. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a high-end processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
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