Radeon HD 6930 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon RX 5500 XT you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6930 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5500 XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6930 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 186 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 43% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is 40 mm longer, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 9200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 45−50
ultra / 1080p 5−6 30−35
QHD / 1440p 0−1 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 21−24 70−75
medium / 1080p 10−12 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6930 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture TeraScale 3 RDNA 1.0
Code name Cayman Navi 14
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 December 2011 12 December 2019
Pipelines 1280 1408
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1845 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 60.00 162.4
Floating-point performance 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm 180 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.5
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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