AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a workstation graphics card released on August 4, 2020, built on the RDNA architecture. It has 1,536 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.76 GHz and a 130 W board power rating. It scores 7,872 in the PassMark G3D benchmark.
Depth: 30 recorded fields, 7 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09) and Wikipedia: Video Core Next. Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 7,872 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #373), measured across 42 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 614.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT averages DirectX 9 95 fps, DirectX 10 47 fps, DirectX 11 48 fps, DirectX 12 40 fps and GPU Compute 3,660 ops/s, across 42 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Pixel fill rate (56.224 GPixel/s) and Texture fill rate (168.672 GTexel/s) are calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.
As stated by PassMark
Not to be confused with
This page covers the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon Pro 5500M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is based on the RDNA architecture, uses the Navi 14 graphics processor, contains 6,400 million transistors and has a die size of 158 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 1,536 shading units, 24 compute units, 96 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT runs at a base clock of 1.19 GHz and boosts to 1.76 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has a board power rating of 130 W.
Market
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT was released on August 4, 2020.
Benchmarks
Media engine
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1 and decode for AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Not supported | Not supported |
| VP9 | Not stated by the vendor | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT have?
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT has a board power rating of 130 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT?
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 7,872 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #373. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 40 fps.
Does the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT support AV1 encoding?
No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT.
When was the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT released?
The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT was released on August 4, 2020.