![MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/959/340_345_0/MSI.jpg)
![MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/6a1/340_345_0/MSI.jpg)
Comparision MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB vs MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB video card is based on the RDNA 1.0 architecture. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB on the Polaris architecture. The first has 6400 million transistors. The second is 5700 million. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB has a transistor size of 7 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1647 MHz versus 1120 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB has 8 GB. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 224 Gb/s versus 256 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB is 4.99. At MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB 5.81.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB scored 9223 points. And here is the second card 8215 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 14448 points. Second 11584 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 4.0 x8. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB has 130W heat dissipation requirements versus 150W for MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB.
Why MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB is better than MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB
- Passmark score 9223 против 8215 , more on 12%
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score 87338 против 68646 , more on 27%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 13174 против 9818 , more on 34%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 14448 против 11584 , more on 25%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 19890 против 17034 , more on 17%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 61814 против 37598 , more on 64%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 411026 против 364396 , more on 13%
- Unigine Heaven 3.0 test score 61814 против 125 , more on 49351%
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB vs MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB: highlights
![MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/959/340_345_0/MSI.jpg)
![MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/6a1/340_345_0/MSI.jpg)
Performance
Memory
General information
Functions
Benchmark tests
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FAQ
How does the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB scored 9223 points. The second video card scored 8215 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB is 4.99 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 5.81 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB 130 Watt. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB 150 Watt.
How fast are MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB operates at 1647 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1845 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB reaches 1120 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1303 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB supports GDDR6. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 224 GB/s. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB works with GDDR5. The second one has 8 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 224 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB has 1 HDMI outputs. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is equipped with 2 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB uses There is no data. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB is built on RDNA 1.0. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB uses the Polaris architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB is equipped with Navi 14 XTX. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is set to Polaris 10 Ellesmere.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 8 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 4. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB 8 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 4.
How many transistors?
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8GB has 6400 million transistors. MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB has 5700 million transistors