Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 850 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 22% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 45 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Up to 63% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $95.05 vs $255.29
- Up to 55% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $2.85 vs $6.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 130 vs 210 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
45
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.3/FPS
45.23809523809524%
Price, €
€283.37
37%
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Updated 58080 minutes ago
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
37
82.22222222222221%
Value, €/FPS
€2.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€105.5
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
62.7151051625239%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
49.28679817905918%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
---|---|---|
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
Vega | Generation | Navi |
$399 | MSRP | $169 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
HBM2 | Type | GDDR6 |
2048-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |