AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The data paints an extremely lopsided picture. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins every single head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT does not claim a single victory in any shared test. This is not a close contest; it is a generational and architectural mismatch.

The RTX 5080 wins on raw compute, graphics, and API-specific workloads. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 235,901 absolutely dwarfs the Radeon Pro 5500 XT's 41,772. The Vulkan gap is even wider, 255,450 versus 39,601. These are not marginal differences. They represent a fundamental gap in processing capability.

Where the AMD card might "win" is in its absence. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no display outputs, no power connectors, and a 125 W TDP. It is designed for constrained environments. The RTX 5080, with dual-slot cooling, a 16-pin connector, and a 360 W TDP, is a discrete monster. The data suggests the Radeon's only "win" is in power envelope and physical footprint, but the benchmark scores do not reward that.

The RTX 5080's wins are absolute. There is no workload category in the recorded data where the AMD card pulls ahead. The 464.7% delta in OpenCL and 545.1% delta in Vulkan are not close calls. They are routs.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from entirely different technological eras. The RTX 5080 is built on TSMC's 5 nm process, packing 45,600 million transistors into a 378 mm² die. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses a 7 nm process with 6,400 million transistors on a 158 mm² die. The density numbers tell the story: the NVIDIA chip achieves 120.6 million transistors per square millimeter, while the AMD chip manages 40.5 million. That is three times the density.

The RTX 5080 uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB203 chip. The Radeon uses RDNA 1.0 with the Navi 14 chip. The NVIDIA card features 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores. The AMD card has none. This is a fundamental divide: one is built for ray tracing and AI acceleration, the other is not.

Memory architecture also diverges sharply. The RTX 5080 sports 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, with 224.0 GB/s. That is a 4.29x bandwidth gap. The NVIDIA card's memory clock is 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective), versus 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for AMD.

The compute units are another major split. The RTX 5080 has 10,752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The Radeon has 1,536 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA card's FP32 throughput is 56.28 TFLOPS, while the AMD card reaches 5.398 TFLOPS. Even in FP16, where the AMD card uses a 2:1 ratio to hit 10.80 TFLOPS, the RTX 5080 matches its FP32 rate at 56.28 TFLOPS.

The interconnect and power delivery are also distinct. The RTX 5080 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Radeon uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The RTX 5080 requires a 16-pin power connector and a 750 W power supply, while the Radeon is an IGP with no connectors and a 300 W suggested PSU. The production status differs too: the RTX 5080 is active, the Radeon Pro 5500 XT is end-of-life.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two shared tests in the database are Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. Both produce identical verdicts: the RTX 5080 wins in historic fashion.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5080 scores 235,901 against the Radeon's 41,772. That is a delta of 464.7%. This is not a 4.6% lead, nor a 46% lead, but a 464.7% lead. The RTX 5080 is 5.65 times faster in this compute workload. Every shading unit, every tensor core, every memory byte pushes this score.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap grows even wider. The RTX 5080 hits 255,450, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 39,601. The delta is 545.1%. The NVIDIA card is 6.45 times faster. Vulkan is often considered a lower-overhead API, and the newer Blackwell architecture clearly benefits from it.

These are the only head-to-head tests recorded, and the RTX 5080 wins both. The winsA count is 2, winsB is 0. The average benchmark score for the RTX 5080 is 56,083, while the Radeon's is 45,384. Even when other benchmarks are included, the RTX 5080 sits at the 87th percentile of all GPUs, and the Radeon sits at the 84th percentile. That percentile gap is smaller than the raw score gap, but the absolute performance difference is massive.

The RTX 5080's closest rivals in the database are the AMD Radeon 8060S (0.6% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (0.7% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (2.3% behind). It is 2.2% ahead of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT's rivals are the Intel Arc A730M (0.5% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (0.5% behind), and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (1.3% behind). The two cards do not even compete in the same league.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more raw compute power?

The NVIDIA RTX 5080 delivers 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT delivers 5.398 TFLOPS. The RTX 5080 is over ten times more powerful.

Q: Can the Radeon Pro 5500 XT handle ray tracing?

No. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has no RT cores listed in the database. The RTX 5080 has 84 RT cores.

Q: Why is the memory bandwidth so different?

The RTX 5080 uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus for 960.0 GB/s. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus for 224.0 GB/s.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 5080 in OpenCL?

The RTX 5080 scores 235,901 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 464.7% higher than the Radeon Pro 5500 XT's 41,772.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

The RTX 5080 has a TDP of 360 W, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT has a TDP of 125 W. The RTX 5080 also requires a 750 W power supply, while the Radeon suggests 300 W.

Q: Is the Radeon Pro 5500 XT still in production?

No, its production status is "End-of-life". The RTX 5080 is listed as "Active".

The Verdict

The data is unequivocal: the NVIDIA RTX 5080 is the better GPU in every recorded metric. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks with enormous margins, has over 10x the FP32 throughput, and offers 16 GB of memory with 4x the bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a legacy integrated part that was already end-of-life by the time the RTX 5080 launched.

For anyone prioritizing gaming, ray tracing, or raw compute, the RTX 5080 is the choice. It has 84 RT cores, 336 tensor cores, and a 96.4% higher average benchmark score. It also sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, versus the Radeon's 84th percentile.

The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has one thing going for it: efficiency. It runs on 125 W, uses no external power connectors, and is an IGP with no outputs. It is a low-power embedded solution. But there is no workload in the database where it outperforms the RTX 5080.

The verdict is clear: the RTX 5080 wins on every benchmark, every architectural feature, and every performance metric. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a legacy part that cannot compete with modern Blackwell. Anyone choosing the Radeon Pro 5500 XT would be making a choice based on power constraints, not performance. The data says the RTX 5080 is the superior GPU.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT |

|---|---|---|

| Process Node | 5 nm | 7 nm |

| Transistors | 45,600 million | 6,400 million |

| Die Size | 378 mm² | 158 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 120.6M / mm² | 40.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2295 MHz | 1187 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2617 MHz | 1757 MHz |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 960.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 10752 | 1536 |

| TMUs | 336 | 96 |

| ROPs | 112 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 84 | 0 |

| Tensor Cores | 336 | 0 |

| Pixel Rate | 293.1 GPixel/s | 56.22 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 879.3 GTexel/s | 168.7 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS | 5.398 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 56.28 TFLOPS (1:1) | 10.80 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 360 W | 125 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 750 W | 300 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | No outputs |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2025-01-29 | 2020-08-03 |

| Launch MSRP | 999 USD | N/A |

| Avg Benchmark Score | 56,083 | 45,384 |

| Percentile | 87th | 84th |