GPU Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT

CORE STATE Navi 14
VRAM 8 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1757 MHz
TDP 125 W
BUS WIDTH 128 bit
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 1.0
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2020
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

L40S

CORE STATE AD102
VRAM 48 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2520 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 384 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ada Lovelace
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_metal
55,191
N/A
geekbench_opencl
41,772
330,727
geekbench_vulkan
39,601
260,799

Analysis: AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs NVIDIA L40S

When analyzing NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA to AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT by AMD, a frame rate delta gets clearly visible. NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA claims the crown in virtually all game we conducted. This delta is considerable sufficiently to impact everyday gaming quality. Players should experience smoother gameplay. The verdict is clear.

For hardware ray tracing, NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA jumps significantly beyond of AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT by AMD. The specialized hardware manage intensive reflection computations significantly more effectively. Players looking for premium graphics should definitely pick NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA. The RT advantage is substantial. Current games continually use hardware RT technology.

AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT by AMD cannot be ignored fully, however its benchmark deficit versus NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA is difficult to overlook. In cost-sensitive consumers, AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT by AMD might still offer sense if its smaller price makes up for its diminished power. However, for raw gaming throughput, NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA is the clear champion. This assessment is evident. Capability hunters should move toward NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
Pro 5500 XT
L40S
Core Specs
Shading Units
1,536
18,176 +1083.3%
Shaders
1,536
18,176 +1083.3%
TMUs
96
568 +491.7%
ROPs
32
192 +500.0%
Compute Units
24
SM Count
142
Clocks
Base Clock
1187 MHz
1110 MHz
Boost Clock
1757 MHz
2520 MHz
Memory Clock
1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective
2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
8 GB
48 GB
VRAM (MB)
8,192
49,152 +500.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
128 bit
384 bit
Bandwidth
224.0 GB/s
864.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
2 MB
48 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
56.22 GPixel/s
483.8 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
168.7 GTexel/s
1,431.4 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
5.398 TFLOPS
91.61 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
337.3 GFLOPS (1:16)
1,431.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
10.80 TFLOPS (2:1)
91.61 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
142
Tensor Cores
568
Power
TDP
125 W
300 W
TDP (W)
125
300 +140.0%
Suggested PSU
300 W
700 W
Power Connectors
None
1x 16-pin
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 1.0
Ada Lovelace
GPU Name
Navi 14
AD102
Generation
Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series)
Server Ada (Lxx)
Process Size
7 nm
5 nm
Transistors
6,400 million
76,300 million
Die Size
158 mm²
609 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
40.5M / mm²
125.3M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
2.1
3.0
CUDA
8.9
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
IGP
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
111 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
No outputs
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Server Ampere
Successor
Server Hopper
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