Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 321 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 97% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 132 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Up to 61% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $101.64 vs $263.23
- Up to 24% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon RX 6800 - $1.68 vs $2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 130 vs 250 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
132
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.21/FPS
76%
Price, €
€292.18
38%
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In Stock
Updated 147 minutes ago
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
67
50%
Value, €/FPS
€1.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.82
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 147 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
29%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
32%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
Navi II | Generation | Navi |
$579 | MSRP | $169 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
1700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
2105 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |