AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
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Key differences
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher RT cores (54 vs 0)
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher Shading cores (3,456 vs 1,408)
- •AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has higher Memory bandwidth (432 GB/s vs 224 GB/s)
- •AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT has lower TDP (130 W vs 245 W)
- •AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT has lower Recommended PSU (450 W vs 700 W)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
Performance
VRAM8 GB12 GB▲
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width128 bit192 bit▲
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s432 GB/s▲
Shading cores1,4083,456▲
RT cores054▲
Tensor / AI cores00
Base clock1607 MHz1900 MHz▲
Boost clock1845 MHz2544 MHz▲
Ray tracingNoYes
Upscaling techFSR (later)FSR 3
Power & Size
TDP130 W▲245 W
Recommended PSU450 W▲700 W
Power connector1× 8-pin2× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Card length230 mm▲267 mm
Slot width2 slots—
Display outputs3× DisplayPort, 1× HDMI3× DP, 1× HDMI