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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
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$229.99
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$139
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 RTX 3090 is 264 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 156% better in God of War than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 133 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 24 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Up to 84% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $229.99 vs $1449.99
- Up to 59% better value when playing God of War than GeForce RTX 3090 - $4.42 vs $10.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 130 vs 350 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.9/FPS
40%
Price, $
$1449.99
15%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
52
39%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/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
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
29%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi |
$1499 | MSRP | $169 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or Radeon RX 5500 XT
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
119 FPS
$26.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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119 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,775.18
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122 FPS
$27.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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127 FPS
$25.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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112 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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122 FPS
$21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,679
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119 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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128 FPS
$21.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,798
In Stock
120 FPS
$24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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