GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7990
93%
93%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
108%
108%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is approximately 15% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Malta x2 | Navi 14 |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 x2 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 x2 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB x2 | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit x2 | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Malta | Navi 14 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Malta XT(215-0849026) | Navi 14 XTX(215-0932396) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,313 million | 6,400 million |
| DensityDifferent | 11.8M / mm² | 40.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 365 mm² | 158 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1125 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 24th, 2013 | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7900) | Navi(RX 5000) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Vega |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Navi II |
| ProductionDifferent | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 999 USD | 169 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 37 in our database | 49 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 950 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz14 Gbps effective |
| Game ClockDifferent | N/A | 1717 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | 22 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 2 MB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 32.00 GPixel/s | 59.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 128.0 GTexel/s | 162.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.096 TFLOPS | 5.196 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) | 324.7 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 10.39 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 304 mm12 inches | 180 mm7.1 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 106 mm4.2 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 375 W | 130 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 750 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C47637-00A_02 | 109-D33257-00B_02 |
| Part NumberDifferent | N/A | 102-D33220 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.3 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.8 |
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