Radeon R9 M375X vs Radeon RX 5500M

In this comparison between Radeon R9 M375X and Radeon RX 5500M 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 R9 M375X will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 M375X Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M375X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M375X and Radeon RX 5500M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon R9 M375X is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R9 M375X is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 402 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.
  • Radeon R9 M375X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 12875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M375X Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Tropo Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 5 May 2015 29 September 2019
Pipelines 640 1408
Core clock speed 925 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1015 MHz 1645 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 40.60 144.8
Floating-point performance 1,299 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1125 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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