GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
172%
172%
AMD Radeon R9 285
58%
58%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is approximately 114% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 14 | Tonga |
| CoresDifferent | 1408 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 88 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 14 | Tonga |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 14 XTX(215-0932396) | Tonga PRO(215-0851128) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,400 million | 5,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 40.5M / mm² | 13.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 158 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1125 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Dec 12th, 2019 | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi(RX 5000) | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Vega | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi II | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 169 USD | 249 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 49 in our database | 59 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1607 MHz | N/A |
| Game ClockDifferent | 1717 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1845 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz14 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 918 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 224.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1408 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 88 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 22 | 28 |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 59.04 GPixel/s | 29.38 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 162.4 GTexel/s | 102.8 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 10.39 TFLOPS (2:1) | 3.290 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.196 TFLOPS | 3.290 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 324.7 GFLOPS (1:16) | 205.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 180 mm7.1 inches | 221 mm8.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 130 W | 190 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Part NumberDifferent | 102-D33220 | N/A |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-D33257-00B_02 | C766 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 |
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