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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 GeForce GTX 1080 is 1294 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 39% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 43 vs 31 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 62% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $229.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 1080 - $7.42 vs $13.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 130 vs 180 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
43
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.91/FPS
53%
Price, $
$598
38%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
31
72%
Value, $/FPS
$7.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
100%
Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Navi |
| $599 | MSRP | $169 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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