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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Our index puts the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 roughly 26% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. This is an estimate for ranking, not a measured benchmark, and the gap varies considerably by title and by resolution.

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNATuring
Relative performance index7088 (better)
Video memory8 GB (better)6 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus128-bit192-bit (better)
Release year20192019
Board power130 W (better)160 W
Suggested PSU450 W (better)500 W
Hardware ray tracingNoYes
Upscaling supportFSR 3DLSS 2, FSR 3
DirectX1212 Ultimate

Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.

Which should you pick?

  • Check video memory, not just speed. A faster card with less VRAM can perform worse in recent titles at high texture settings.
  • Check power and clearance. Confirm your PSU and case can take the card — the build checker does this.
  • Upscaling support differs. DLSS is NVIDIA-only; FSR and XeSS run more broadly.