Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2256 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 26% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon R9 280X - 59 vs 47 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 130 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Navi | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$169 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
