Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon RX 5500 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon RX 5500 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type HBM2 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 12520 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 45−50
ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
QHD / 1440p 16−18 24−27
4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
low / 720p 60−65 70−75
medium / 1080p 40−45 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture Vega RDNA 1.0
Code name Vega Mobile Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 November 2018 12 December 2019
Pipelines 1280 1408
Core clock speed 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1283 MHz 1845 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 102.6 162.4
Length 180 mm
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1480 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 189.4 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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