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AMD Radeon RX 5500M

AMD Radeon RX 5500M

The AMD Radeon RX 5500M (or RX 5500 Mobile Graphics) is a mobile mid-range graphics card based on the Navi 14 chip (RDNA architecture) manufactured in the modern 7nm process. It features 1,408 cores clocked at 1,645 MHz (max. Boost, 1448 MHz max game clock) and fast GDDR6 graphics memory (14 Gbps).

The Navi 14 chip uses the new RDNA (Radeon DNA) microarchitecture which is a successor the the GCN instruction set. It features a new processor design, a multi-level cache hierarchy and an improved rendering pipeline with support for GDDR6 memory.

The performance of the RX5500M should be between the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and the normal GeForce GTX 1660 Ti according to AMD. That means it should be best suited for Full HD (1920x1080) with high or maximum settings in demanding games. AMD states that the 5500M should be able to hit a performance of up to 4,6 TFLOPS (theoretical) versus 5,2 (+12%) of the desktop Radeon 5500. In our gaming benchmarks with the MSI Alpha 15, the RX 5500M however was slightly slower on average than the older GTX 1060 (mobile) and therefore between GTX 1650 and GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q.

The chip is specified with a TDP of 85 Watt and therefore 20 Watt more than the slower clocked Radeon RX5300M. In games the power consumption of the chip ranges between 64 and 105 Watt (Ghost Recon gameplay recorded with HWInfo64). In the MSI Alpha 15 the power consumption was clearly higher than the GTX 1060 and GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and only slightly below a normal GTX 1660 Ti (measured in The Witcher 3 with an external monitor).

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon RX 5000M Series
Radeon RX 5700M compare 2304 @ 1.72 GHz256 Bit @ 12000 MHz
Radeon RX 5600M compare 2304 @ 1.27 GHz192 Bit @ 12000 MHz
Radeon RX 5500M 1408 @ 1.33 - 1.65 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 5300M compare 1408 @ 1.04 - 1.45 GHz96 Bit @ 14000 MHz
CodenameNavi 14 / R19M-E85
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA
Pipelines1408 - unified
Core Speed1327 - 1645 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed14000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR6
Max. Amount of Memory4096 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 12, Shader 6.4
Transistor Count6400 Million
technology7 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.0b, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90 decode)
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement29.09.2019
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttps://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics...

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
22.5 pt (23%)
AMD Radeon HD 8180 -94%
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AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 -12%
AMD FirePro W7170M -11%
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop) -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI -8%
AMD FirePro M6100 -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 0%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
AMD Radeon R9 M295X 2%
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 4%
AMD Radeon R9 M395 9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13%
NVIDIA Quadro P3200 16%
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q 16%
...
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 330%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 4024     avg: 4395     median: 4408.5 (25%)     max: 4738 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 4167     avg: 4293     median: 4314.5 (22%)     max: 4376 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 207184     avg: 210925     median: 210925 (33%)     max: 214666 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
58800 Points (8%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 21898     avg: 28006     median: 22627 (30%)     max: 39492 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 46119     avg: 52163     median: 49056 (24%)     max: 64420 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 10080     avg: 10834     median: 10890 (28%)     max: 11476 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 11754     avg: 12265     median: 12276 (25%)     max: 12753 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
63569 Points (8%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 12449     avg: 13977     median: 13081.5 (34%)     max: 16271 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 16302     avg: 16749     median: 16613 (28%)     max: 17668 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 1275     avg: 1436     median: 1436 (15%)     max: 1597 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 3002     avg: 3411     median: 3411 (12%)     max: 3820 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
9581 points (21%)
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
136 Watt (25%)
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
145 Watt (24%)
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 123     avg: 133     median: 128 (28%)     max: 148 Watt
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 1650     avg: 1684     median: 1654 (86%)     max: 1747 MHz
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
1519 MHz (77%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

2020
med. 1920x1080
36.4 fps  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
29.2 fps  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.5 fps  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
15.4 fps  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
6.1 fps  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset 1920x1080
44.2 fps
Immortals Fenyx Rising

Immortals Fenyx Rising

2020
med. 1920x1080
52  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
45  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
42  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
32  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Yakuza Like a Dragon

Yakuza Like a Dragon

2020
med. 1920x1080
58.3 fps  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
57.6 fps  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50.3 fps  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
32.5 fps  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
16.1 fps  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War

2020
low 1280x720
104 fps  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
53.3 fps  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
36.3 fps  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28.6 fps  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
21.1 fps  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
2.3 fps  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla

2020
low 1280x720
85  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
56  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
26  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
10  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

2020
low 1280x720
104  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
60.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
49.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Watch Dogs Legion

Watch Dogs Legion

2020
low 1280x720
66.4 fps