AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs NVIDIA T1000 8 GB Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark recorded in the database is Geekbench Vulkan, where the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 39,601 against the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB’s 34,561. That is a 14.6% advantage for the AMD part, a clear and significant margin in a single API workload. The AMD card wins this head-to-head comparison, and the data shows no test in which the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB takes the lead.

Looking at the broader average benchmark scores, the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT sits at 45,384, while the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB averages 34,561. That difference of roughly 10,800 points places the AMD card in a different performance tier entirely. The AMD part’s percentile ranking among all GPUs is 84, compared to 79 for the NVIDIA card, reinforcing that the overall compute capability is higher on the AMD side.

Examining the nearest rivals for each card puts these scores into context. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT’s average score of 45,384 is within 0.5% of the Intel Arc A730M (45,592) and only 1.3% behind the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (45,972). It is also 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152) and 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (44,795). This places the Radeon Pro 5500 XT in the middle of a very competitive cluster of modern GPUs, all within a narrow 2.6% band of each other.

The NVIDIA T1000 8 GB, by contrast, sits in a much lower performance neighborhood. Its average score of 34,561 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34,541, a 0.1% difference) and the NVIDIA TITAN V (34,355, a 0.6% difference). It is 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA A2 (34,690) and 1% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A1000 (34,207). While these are older or lower-tier parts, the comparison shows that the T1000 8 GB is not competing with the same class of hardware as the Radeon Pro 5500 XT.

The Vulkan-specific result follows the same pattern. The AMD card’s 39,601 in Geekbench Vulkan is 14.6% higher than the T1000’s 34,561. This is not a marginal win; it represents a substantial gap in raw graphics and compute throughput under the Vulkan API. No other benchmark results are available for the NVIDIA card, so the head-to-head record stands at one win for AMD and zero for NVIDIA.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT wins in every measured category. In Vulkan compute, it is 14.6% faster. In the aggregate, its average score is 31.3% higher than the T1000 8 GB’s average score (45,384 versus 34,561). The AMD card also delivers higher theoretical throughput across the board: 5.398 TFLOPS FP32 versus 2.500 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part, a 116% advantage. Pixel fill rate is 56.22 GPixel/s versus 44.64 GPixel/s, and texture fill rate is 168.7 GTexel/s versus 78.12 GTexel/s. These are not close margins; the AMD part is roughly double the compute throughput and more than double the texture rate.

For use cases that depend on raw FP32 compute, shading units, TMUs, or memory bandwidth, the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is the clear choice. It has 1,536 shading units, 96 TMUs, 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, and 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA T1000 8 GB has 896 shading units, 56 TMUs, the same 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, but only 160.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That 40% bandwidth deficit (224.0 versus 160.0 GB/s) will show up in memory-intensive workloads like large texture fetches or data-heavy compute kernels.

The NVIDIA T1000 8 GB does win on power efficiency and physical footprint. It is a single-slot card rated at 50 W TDP with no power connectors, while the AMD part is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) rated at 125 W TDP with no display outputs. The NVIDIA card draws far less power and requires a less robust power supply, with a suggested PSU of 250 W. It also outputs four display outputs, specifically 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a, whereas the AMD part has no outputs at all. For a workstation needing a low-profile, low-power card that drives multiple monitors, the T1000 8 GB has a clear functional advantage, despite losing on raw performance.

The NVIDIA card is also smaller physically, measuring 156 mm (6.1 inches) in length and 69 mm (2.7 inches) in height. It uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the AMD part uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Both are end-of-life products.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT outperforms the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB by a wide margin in every benchmark recorded. In Vulkan, it is 14.6% faster. In average score, it is 31.3% faster. For any workload that relies on FP32 compute, texture throughput, or memory bandwidth, the AMD part is the better choice. Its 5.398 TFLOPS versus 2.500 TFLOPS, its 168.7 GTexel/s versus 78.12 GTexel/s, and its 224.0 GB/s versus 160.0 GB/s all point in the same direction.

The NVIDIA T1000 8 GB is not without merit, but its strengths are not in raw performance. It offers a much lower power draw (50 W versus 125 W), a single-slot form factor, and four display outputs. For a system that needs a small, low-power GPU to drive multiple monitors without heavy compute demands, the T1000 8 GB is the practical choice. Its 79th percentile ranking and average score of 34,561 place it in a league with older parts like the AMD Radeon HD 7970 and the NVIDIA TITAN V, neither of which is a modern high-performance workstation card.

For any user prioritizing compute performance, the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is the only reasonable pick from these two. It sits in the 84th percentile overall, competing with the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation and RTX 5090 Mobile, which are far more modern and expensive parts. The AMD card’s 5.4 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput is more than double the T1000’s 2.5 TFLOPS. The verdict from the recorded data is straightforward: choose the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT unless the specific need is for a low-power, multi-output display card with minimal footprint.

The NVIDIA T1000 8 GB wins zero head-to-head benchmarks. That is not a close contest. It is a one-sided comparison that should guide any hardware selection process. The AMD card wins the compute tests, wins the Vulkan test, wins the average score, and wins the percentile ranking, and the only time the NVIDIA card wins is when power draw, physical dimensions, display outputs, and form factor matter more than raw performance.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 performance?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has a FP32 throughput of 5.398 TFLOPS, which is 116% higher than the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB’s 2.500 TFLOPS.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, while the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB has 160.0 GB/s, resulting in a 64.0 GB/s difference in favor of AMD.

Q: How do the pixel fill rates compare?

A: The AMD card achieves 56.22 GPixel/s, while the NVIDIA card achieves 44.64 GPixel/s, a difference of 11.58 GPixel/s in favor of AMD.

Q: Which card has more shading units and TMUs?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 1,536 shading units and 96 TMUs, whereas the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB has 896 shading units and 56 TMUs.

Q: What is the texture fill rate advantage in GTexel/s?

A: The AMD card can output 168.7 GTexel/s compared to the NVIDIA card’s 78.12 GTexel/s, giving AMD a 90.58 GTexel/s advantage.

Q: What bus interface does each card use?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB uses PCIe 3.0 x16.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is built on the Navi 14 chip, using the RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The die measures 158 mm² and houses 6,400 million transistors. Its transistor density is 40.5 million per mm². The base clock is 1187 MHz with a boost clock of 1757 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective effective data rate. The card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. It has a TDP of 125 W, is an IGP slot width, has no power connectors, and requires a 300 W suggested PSU. There are no display outputs.

The NVIDIA T1000 8 GB uses the TU117 chip, based on the Turing architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. The die is larger at 200 mm² and contains 4,700 million transistors, resulting in a lower transistor density of 23.5 million per mm². Its base clock is 1065 MHz with a boost clock of 1395 MHz, and memory operates at 1250 MHz with 10 Gbps effective data rate. It also supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, matching the AMD part in API compatibility. TDP is 50 W, slot width is single-slot, no power connectors, and suggested PSU is 250 W. It has four display outputs via 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a.

Both cards share the same memory configuration: 8 GB of GDDR6, 128-bit bus width, and 32 ROPs. Neither card has any ray tracing cores or tensor cores. The AMD card was released on August 3, 2020, while the NVIDIA card was released on May 5, 2021. The NVIDIA card’s predecessor is Quadro Volta, and its successor is Workstation Ampere. Both are end-of-life products. The AMD card’s generation is listed as Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series), while the NVIDIA card is in the Quadro Turing (Tx000) generation. The AMD card provides 56.22 GPixel/s pixel rate and 168.7 GTexel/s texture rate, while the NVIDIA card provides 44.64 GPixel/s and 78.12 GTexel/s. FP16 performance is 10.80 TFLOPS for AMD and 5.000 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, both with a 2:1 ratio.