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Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 6800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 5500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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 Gaming X 8G)

Buy for $449 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7431 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $501.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7431 minutes ago

Radeon RX 5500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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 Gaming X 8G)

Buy for $449 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7431 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $501.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7431 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $169

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 Gaming X 8G)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $579

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2105 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G)

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Black Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XLALBD9

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms Radeon RX 5500 XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 321 days newer than Radeon RX 5500 XT.

Advantages of Radeon RX 5500 XT

Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 130 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

Performs up to 61% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 143 vs 89 FPS
Up to 30% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $3.51 vs $5.04 per FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 16 vs 4 GB

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019

FPS

89

62%

Value, $/FPS

$5.04/FPS

70%

Price, $

$449

100%

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 Gaming X 8G)

Buy for $449 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7431 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

143

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.51/FPS

100%

Price, $

$501.92

89%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $501.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7431 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

381

FPS

472

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

72

FPS

157

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

622

FPS

834

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

388

FPS

397

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

98

FPS

144

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019

Pixel Fillrate

59.04 GPixel/s

29%

Texel Fillrate

162.4 GTexel/s

32%

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 5500 XT	vs	Radeon RX 6800
Dec 12th, 2019	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Navi	Generation	Navi II
$169	MSRP	$579
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	256-bit
224 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1607 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1845 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2105 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 5500 XT or Radeon RX 6800

With selected game settings

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

69 FPS

$12.45/FPS

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Ryzen 5 3600

8 GB, 240 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$859

In Stock

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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Master Gaming PC

129 FPS

$10.85/FPS

Radeon RX 6800

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

In Stock

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$542.14

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$199.99

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$1,079.99

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$179.99

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$449

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$294.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

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$169.99

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$449

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$649.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

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$309.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$324.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

$199.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

$139.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

$259.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$999.83

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

$83.99

Radeon RX 5500 XT

$449

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$64.99

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$449

$149.99

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$449

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$648.09

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$449

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$1,699.99

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$449

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$449

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$259.9

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$449

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$2,749.99

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$449

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$449

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$449

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$342.53

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$449.99

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$689.99

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$449

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$449

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$542.14

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$449

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$199.99

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$449

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$1,079.99