AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs NVIDIA TITAN V Comparison

The Verdict

The data separates these two cards cleanly by workload and intended environment. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a specialized, low-power embedded or Mac-oriented part with no display outputs; it is not a general-purpose desktop GPU. The NVIDIA TITAN V, despite its age, dominates raw compute benchmarks by a massive margin. If the task is heavy compute and the system can accommodate a dual-slot, 250 W card with external power connectors, the TITAN V is the clear choice. If the requirement is a compact, bus-powered solution for a Mac Pro environment or a system with a 300 W suggested PSU and no need for display output, the Radeon Pro 5500 XT fits that niche. The benchmark record shows the TITAN V winning both head-to-head tests, with the Radeon Pro 5500 XT trailing by roughly three-quarters in each. There is no scenario in the data where the AMD card wins a performance comparison.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and design philosophies. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses the Navi 14 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 6,400 million transistors into a 158 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 40.5M per mm². The NVIDIA TITAN V uses the GV100 chip based on Volta architecture, also from TSMC but on a 12 nm process. It contains 21,100 million transistors on a much larger 815 mm² die, with a lower transistor density of 25.9M per mm². The smaller, denser AMD chip reflects a modern process advantage, while the TITAN V compensates with sheer silicon area.

Memory architecture differs fundamentally. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The TITAN V has 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus, delivering 651.3 GB/s. That is nearly three times the bandwidth, a critical factor for compute-heavy tasks. The TITAN V also includes 640 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. Shader resources are lopsided: the TITAN V has 5120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operations pipelines, versus 1536 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs on the Radeon. The TITAN V's pixel rate of 139.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 465.6 GTexel/s dwarf the Radeon's 56.22 GPixel/s and 168.7 GTexel/s.

The TITAN V is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, requiring a 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connection and a 600 W suggested PSU. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no slot width specified, no power connectors, a 300 W suggested PSU, and no display outputs. The TITAN V offers 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. Both support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, but the TITAN V uses PCIe 3.0 x16 while the Radeon uses PCIe 4.0 x8.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two shared benchmark tests between these GPUs, and the TITAN V wins both decisively. In Geekbench OpenCL, the TITAN V scores 157,265 against the Radeon Pro 5500 XT's 41,772. That is a delta of -73.4% for the AMD card, meaning it delivers less than a third of the TITAN V's compute score. In Geekbench Vulkan, the TITAN V scores 152,117 versus 39,601 for the Radeon Pro 5500 XT, a delta of -74%. The TITAN V's lead is consistent across both API tests, indicating a fundamental throughput advantage rather than an API-specific quirk.

The average benchmark score in the database reinforces this gap. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has an average benchmark score of 45,384, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The TITAN V has an average score of 34,355, placing it in the 79th percentile. Note that the TITAN V's average includes a broader set of tests, including several PassMark DirectX 9/10/11/12 runs and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result, which pull its average down relative to its Geekbench scores. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT's average is based only on three Geekbench tests, all of which are relatively strong for its class. The TITAN V's nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA RTX A1000 (34,207 average, 0.4% delta), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34,541, -0.5%), NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB (34,154, 0.6%), and NVIDIA T1000 8 GB (34,561, -0.6%). The Radeon Pro 5500 XT's nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A730M (45,592, -0.5%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152, 0.5%), NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (45,972, -1.3%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (44,795, 1.3%). This places the Radeon Pro 5500 XT in a much higher performance class by average score, despite losing the direct head-to-head to the TITAN V.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Process node: 7 nm (AMD) versus 12 nm (NVIDIA)
• Transistors: 6,400 million versus 21,100 million
• Die size: 158 mm² versus 815 mm²
• Transistor density: 40.5M / mm² versus 25.9M / mm²
• Base clock: 1187 MHz versus 1200 MHz
• Boost clock: 1757 MHz versus 1455 MHz
• Memory clock: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective versus 848 MHz, 1696 Mbps effective
• Memory size: 8 GB versus 12 GB
• Memory type: GDDR6 versus HBM2
• Memory bus width: 128 bit versus 3072 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 224.0 GB/s versus 651.3 GB/s
• Shading units: 1536 versus 5120
• TMUs: 96 versus 320
• ROPs: 32 versus 96
• Tensor cores: None versus 640
• Pixel rate: 56.22 GPixel/s versus 139.7 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 168.7 GTexel/s versus 465.6 GTexel/s
• FP32 performance: 5.398 TFLOPS versus 14.90 TFLOPS
• FP16 performance: 10.80 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1)
• TDP: 125 W versus 250 W
• Slot width: IGP versus Dual-slot
• Power connectors: None versus 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
• Suggested PSU: 300 W versus 600 W
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 3.0 x16
• Display outputs: No outputs versus 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
• Dimensions: Not specified versus 267 mm x 112 mm x 40 mm
• Release date: 2020-08-03 versus 2017-12-06
• Predecessor: None versus GeForce 900
• Successor: None versus GeForce 20
• Launch MSRP: None versus 2,999 USD

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher raw compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 157,265 versus 41,772 for the Radeon Pro 5500 XT, a delta of -73.4%. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 152,117 versus 39,601, a delta of -74%.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 5500 XT have any advantage in power consumption?

A: Yes. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has a TDP of 125 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W, with no power connectors required. The TITAN V has a TDP of 250 W, a suggested PSU of 600 W, and requires both a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector.

Q: Can the Radeon Pro 5500 XT connect to a display?

A: No. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has no display outputs. The TITAN V has 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The TITAN V has 651.3 GB/s of bandwidth from its 12 GB HBM2 memory on a 3072-bit bus. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 224.0 GB/s from 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The TITAN V has 5120 shading units, compared to 1536 on the Radeon Pro 5500 XT. It also has 320 TMUs versus 96, and 96 ROPs versus 32.

Q: How do the two cards compare in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has a higher average benchmark score of 45,384, placing it in the 84th percentile. The TITAN V has an average of 34,355, in the 79th percentile. This is because the Radeon's average is based on three Geekbench tests, while the TITAN V's includes additional DirectX and 3DMark tests.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA TITAN V wins every direct performance comparison in the database. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 157,265 is 73.4% higher than the Radeon's 41,772, and its Vulkan score of 152,117 is 74% higher than the Radeon's 39,601. The TITAN V also provides 14.90 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 5.398 TFLOPS, and 29.80 TFLOPS of FP16 versus 10.80 TFLOPS. It has 640 tensor cores, which the Radeon lacks entirely, making it the only option for workloads that leverage tensor operations. Its 651.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 12 GB HBM2 capacity are far superior for data-intensive tasks, and its 5120 shading units give it a massive geometry and fill-rate advantage.

The Radeon Pro 5500 XT wins in specific system-level categories. It is a 7 nm part with a 125 W TDP, requiring no power connectors and a 300 W suggested PSU, versus the TITAN V's 250 W, dual power connectors, and 600 W suggested PSU. It is an IGP with no slot width, making it suitable for compact or proprietary systems, while the TITAN V is a dual-slot card with a 267 mm length. The Radeon uses PCIe 4.0 x8, a newer bus standard, while the TITAN V uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The Radeon also has a higher boost clock of 1757 MHz versus 1455 MHz, and a higher transistor density of 40.5M per mm² versus 25.9M per mm². For environments where display output is handled elsewhere and power and space are constrained, the Radeon Pro 5500 XT is the practical choice. For pure compute performance, the TITAN V is in a different league, and the recorded data leaves no ambiguity about that outcome.