AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon R9 290X
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Navi 14 | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Navi 14 PRO XL | Hawaii XT (215-0852000) |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 6,200 million |
| Die size | 158 mm² | 438 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 4th, 2020 | Oct 24th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac | Volcanic Islands |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Launch price | — | 549 USD |
| Reviews | — | 147 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Sea Islands |
| Successor | — | Pirate Islands |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1187 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1757 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 1000 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1536 | 2816 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 96 | 176 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Compute units | 24 | 44 |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per CU) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 56.22 GPixel/s | 64.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 168.7 GTexel/s | 176.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 10.80 TFLOPS (2:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5.398 TFLOPS | 5.632 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 337.3 GFLOPS (1:16) | 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 125 W | 290 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Length | — | 275 mm 10.8 inches |
| Width | — | 109 mm 4.3 inches |
| Height | — | 36 mm 1.4 inches |
| Board number | — | C671-57 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.5 | 6.3 |
