AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a single head-to-head benchmark between these two cards, and the result is decisive. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898 against the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM's 62,427. That is a delta of negative 80.9 percent from the AMD card's perspective, meaning the NVIDIA card is roughly five times faster in this compute-oriented test. The gap is so large that the AMD card's score represents only about 19 percent of the NVIDIA card's output.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM does hold a percentile advantage in the broader database. Its percentile versus all GPUs is 87, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation sits at 85. This is a curious inversion: the AMD card ranks higher relative to the full population of recorded GPUs, yet loses the direct comparison badly. The explanation lies in the average benchmark scores. The AMD card's average is 58,085, while the NVIDIA card's average is 45,972. The NVIDIA card's average is dragged down by its PassMark scores, which include several low DirectX results (167 for DirectX 10, 228 for DirectX 11, 70 for DirectX 12, and 335 for DirectX 9). These low scores are unusual for a card with such a high OpenCL result, but they are what the database records. The AMD card has only two recorded benchmarks, both Geekbench tests, and both are relatively consistent, which keeps its average higher.

When looking at nearest rivals, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM sits within a tight cluster. Its average score of 58,085 is just 0.3 percent below the Intel Arc A570M (58,239), 0.5 percent below the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392), and 0.8 percent below the NVIDIA P102-100 (58,528). It is 0.6 percent above the Intel Arc A580 (57,756). These deltas are all under one percent, indicating that the RX 5600 OEM performs almost identically to those four cards in aggregate. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation, by contrast, has a nearest rival set with similarly small gaps: it is 0.2 percent below the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (46,043), 0.8 percent above the Intel Arc A730M (45,592), 1.3 percent above the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45,384), and 1.4 percent below the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (46,601). Both cards are thus well-anchored in their respective performance tiers, but those tiers are far apart.

The single head-to-head result is the only direct measurement available. It shows a clean win for NVIDIA. The AMD card does not win any recorded benchmark comparisons against the RTX 5880 Ada Generation; the win count is 1 for NVIDIA and 0 for AMD.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different design generations. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The node difference is significant: 7 nm versus 5 nm, which partly explains the transistor density gap. The AMD chip packs 10,300 million transistors onto a 251 mm² die, yielding 41.0 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip packs 76,300 million transistors onto a 609 mm² die, yielding 125.3 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip is roughly three times denser and contains over seven times as many transistors.

The compute resources differ dramatically. The AMD card has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines. The NVIDIA card has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. That is nearly seven times the shading units, more than three times the TMUs, and almost three times the ROPs. The NVIDIA card also has dedicated hardware that the AMD card lacks entirely: 110 ray tracing cores and 440 tensor cores. Those features enable the Ada card to handle workloads the RDNA 1.0 card cannot accelerate at all.

Memory capacity and bandwidth also favor NVIDIA heavily. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384 bit bus, delivering 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 5600 OEM has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has eight times the capacity and three times the bandwidth. Clock speeds tell a mixed story. The AMD card has a higher base clock (1130 MHz versus 975 MHz) but a lower boost clock (1560 MHz versus 2460 MHz). The NVIDIA card's boost clock is nearly 900 MHz higher. The AMD card has a game clock of 1375 MHz, a figure the NVIDIA card does not list. Memory clocks are similar in effective terms: 12 Gbps for AMD versus 18 Gbps for NVIDIA.

The pixel and texture rates reflect the resource gap. The NVIDIA card outputs 433.0 GPixel/s and 1,082.4 GTexel/s, while the AMD card outputs 99.84 GPixel/s and 199.7 GTexel/s. Floating point performance is also lopsided: the NVIDIA card delivers 69.27 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio), while the AMD card delivers 6.390 TFLOPS in FP32 and 12.78 TFLOPS in FP16 (2:1 ratio). The NVIDIA card is over ten times faster in FP32.

Power and physical specifications differ as well. The AMD card has a TDP of 125 W and requires a 300 W suggested power supply, using a single 8-pin connector. The NVIDIA card has a TDP of 285 W and requires a 600 W suggested power supply, using a single 16-pin connector. Both are dual-slot cards. The NVIDIA card is physically longer: 267 mm (10.5 inches) with a height of 112 mm (4.4 inches), while the AMD card's dimensions are not recorded. Display outputs differ: the AMD card has one HDMI 2.0b and three DisplayPort 1.4a connectors, while the NVIDIA card has four DisplayPort 1.4a connectors and no HDMI. Both use PCIe 4.0 x16 interfaces. The API support shows the NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) while the AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1) only. Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Production status and release timing also differ. The AMD card is end-of-life and was released on January 20, 2020. The NVIDIA card is active and was released on January 4, 2024, nearly four years later. The AMD card's predecessor is listed as Vega and its successor as Navi II. The NVIDIA card's predecessor is Workstation Ampere and its successor is Blackwell PRO W.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is faster, scoring 326,898 versus 62,427 for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, a delta of negative 80.9 percent for the AMD card.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The AMD card has a higher average score of 58,085, while the NVIDIA card averages 45,972. This is because the NVIDIA card's average includes several low PassMark DirectX scores that pull it down.

Q: Do both cards support ray tracing?

A: No. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 110 dedicated ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM has no ray tracing cores listed in the database.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The NVIDIA card has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the AMD card has 6 GB. That is an eightfold difference in capacity.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The NVIDIA card boosts to 2460 MHz, while the AMD card boosts to 1560 MHz. However, the AMD card has a higher base clock at 1130 MHz versus 975 MHz.

Q: Are these cards in the same performance percentile?

A: The AMD card is at the 87th percentile versus all GPUs, while the NVIDIA card is at the 85th percentile. Despite the NVIDIA card's much higher raw compute scores, its average benchmark score places it slightly lower in the percentile ranking.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous for raw compute performance. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation dominates the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM in the only direct benchmark recorded, with an OpenCL score more than five times higher. The NVIDIA card also offers vastly more memory, bandwidth, shading units, and dedicated ray tracing and tensor hardware. Any workload that can use those resources will be dramatically faster on the NVIDIA card.

The AMD card's advantage is confined to its percentile ranking and average benchmark score. Its 87th percentile versus all GPUs is above the NVIDIA card's 85th percentile, and its average score of 58,085 exceeds the NVIDIA card's 45,972. However, that average is inflated by the absence of low-scoring tests in the AMD card's record. The AMD card has only two Geekbench results, both in the 50,000 to 65,000 range. The NVIDIA card has eight recorded tests, and several of its PassMark DirectX scores are extremely low (70 for DirectX 12, 167 for DirectX 10). These low scores are outliers relative to its OpenCL result, but they are part of the recorded data.

For users who prioritize the database's aggregate metrics, the AMD card ranks higher. For users who prioritize the direct head-to-head compute test, the NVIDIA card is overwhelmingly faster. The production status also matters: the AMD card is end-of-life, while the NVIDIA card is active. The AMD card was released in January 2020; the NVIDIA card in January 2024. The architectural gap is generational, and the benchmark data reflects that.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation |

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

| Chip | Navi 10 | AD102 |

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | Ada Lovelace |

| Process node | 7 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 10,300 million | 76,300 million |

| Die size | 251 mm² | 609 mm² |

| Transistor density | 41.0M / mm² | 125.3M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1130 MHz | 975 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1560 MHz | 2460 MHz |

| Game clock | 1375 MHz | Not listed |

| Memory clock | 12 Gbps effective | 18 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 6 GB | 48 GB |

| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 14080 |

| TMUs | 128 | 440 |

| ROPs | 64 | 176 |

| Ray tracing cores | Not listed | 110 |

| Tensor cores | Not listed | 440 |

| Pixel rate | 99.84 GPixel/s | 433.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 199.7 GTexel/s | 1,082.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 performance | 6.390 TFLOPS | 69.27 TFLOPS |

| FP16 performance | 12.78 TFLOPS (2:1) | 69.27 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 125 W | 285 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 600 W |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |

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

| Dimensions | Not recorded | 267 mm length, 112 mm height |

| Production status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release date | 2020-01-20 | 2024-01-04 |

| Predecessor | Vega | Workstation Ampere |

| Successor | Navi II | Blackwell PRO W |

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins in every direct compute comparison recorded. The Geekbench OpenCL score is the only head-to-head result, and NVIDIA wins it by a margin of 80.9 percent. The card's 48 GB memory capacity, 864.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 69.27 TFLOPS FP32 performance make it the obvious choice for memory-intensive and compute-heavy workloads. Its 110 ray tracing cores and 440 tensor cores add capabilities the AMD card does not have at all. The higher boost clock of 2460 MHz and the larger transistor budget (76,300 million versus 10,300 million) point to a design meant for sustained professional workloads.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM wins only in the aggregate ranking metrics. Its 87th percentile versus all GPUs beats the NVIDIA card's 85th percentile. Its average benchmark score of 58,085 is higher than the NVIDIA card's 45,972. Its nearest rivals are all within one percent of its average score, showing it is consistently competitive in its tier. The lower TDP of 125 W and the smaller suggested power supply of 300 W mean it fits into systems with less power headroom. The AMD card also has a higher base clock (1130 MHz versus 975 MHz) and a game clock of 1375 MHz, which the NVIDIA card lacks entirely. For users who only care about the database's composite scores and percentile placement, the AMD card is the higher-ranked product. For users who need actual compute throughput, the NVIDIA card is in a different class entirely.