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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060. Specifications, performance, tests

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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

What's the best choice SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has a base frequency of 2.28 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR7. Released in 2025-05-19.

Specifications

Technical data
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
  • Board Manufacturer
    Sapphire left arrow -
  • Board Model
    SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB left arrow -
  • Board SKU
    11295-01-20G left arrow -
  • Stream Processors
    1408 left arrow -
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Blackwell
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 3840
  • Shader
    - left arrow 3840
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bus
    128 bit left arrow 128 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    14 Gbps Effective left arrow -
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR7
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 448 GB/s
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Boost Clock
    Up to 1845 MHz left arrow 2500 MHz
  • Game Clock
    Up to 1737 MHz left arrow -
  • Base Clock
    - left arrow 2280 MHz
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • System Power Supply
    500 W (Manufacturer PSU specification (role unspecified)) left arrow 550 W (System power requirement)
  • Total Board Power
    135 W left arrow -
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    - left arrow 89 °C
  • TDP
    - left arrow 145 W
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort left arrow -
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI left arrow -
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow 5.0
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Form Factor
    2 slot, ATX Dimension: 233 x 121.8 x 39.6(mm) left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 2

3DMark graphics tests

Each row is a separate graphics subtest. Scores are not game FPS.

Test and settingsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060Result difference¹
3DMark – Steel Nomad — Steel Nomad Score / DirectX 12 1066 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB VRAM: 8 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 3127 points Base GPU test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 VRAM: 8 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +193.3 %
3DMark – Time Spy — Graphics Score / DirectX 12 4961 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB VRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 13620 points Base GPU test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 VRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +174.5 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

A base GPU test is a reference for cards using that GPU and the same memory capacity. Board overclocking, cooling and power limits can change the result.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5500 XT 8G GDDR6 8GB

More results: 15

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

More results: 26

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