Detailed gaming tests of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the AMD Radeon RX 5500 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 28.1 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the Radeon RX 5500 is good for most games with medium graphics quality settings.
Main specifications
Name
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Release date
November 22, 2019
Price
89 USD
Frequency
1670 MHz
Shaders
1408
TMUs
88
ROPs
32
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
110 W
Memory Size
4 Gb
Memory Bus
128 Bit
Radeon RX 5500 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the Radeon RX 5500, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 110W. Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the Radeon RX 5500 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G configuration:
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Apex Legends
The best alternative to AMD Radeon RX 5500
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the Radeon RX 5500 with rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and NVIDIA GeForce equivalent to the Radeon RX 5500.
The closest opponents of the Radeon RX 5500
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
92.4
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
GeForce GTX 980
80
Radeon RX 5500 XT
74.6
Radeon RX 580
74.6
GeForce GTX 1060
71.7
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
68
Radeon RX 5500
67.3
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
67.2
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
62
GeForce GTX 1650
57.9
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
52
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
39.3
The closest rivals of the Radeon RX 5500 are GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile and GeForce GTX 780 Ti. We compared Radeon RX 5500 (67.3 FPS) and their average FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 68 FPS, which 1.0% faster and GeForce GTX 780 Ti 67.2 FPS, which is 0.1% slower. These numbers will further help you make the true choice.
How good is Radeon RX 5500 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a Radeon RX 5500 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the Radeon RX 5500 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.6
29.3
38.4
47.4
Saints Row
2022
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Elden ring
2022
16.5
21.4
28.0
34.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.3
Atomic Heart
2023
10.4
13.5
17.7
21.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.7
24.3
31.7
39.2
Overwatch 2
2022
41.7
54.2
70.8
87.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
Stray
2022
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
Scorn
2022
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.4
30.5
39.9
49.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Starfield
2022
15.2
19.8
25.8
31.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
29.1
37.8
49.4
61.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.1
20.9
27.3
33.7
Homeworld 3
2022
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.7
And this table shows the performance of the Radeon RX 5500 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Division
2016
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
32.0
41.6
54.5
67.3
Borderlands 3
2019
27.5
35.8
46.8
57.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Project CARS 3
2020
20.0
26.0
33.9
41.9
Hitman 2
2018
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
GreedFall
2019
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.3
40.6
53.1
65.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.3
Metro Exodus
2019
23.8
31.0
40.5
50.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.3
35.6
46.5
57.4
Godfall
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Gears of War 5
2019
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.8
Genshin Impact
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
The Witcher 3
2015
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Anthem
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Halo Infinite
2021
24.7
32.2
42.1
52.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.7
Far Cry 6
2021
32.6
42.3
55.4
68.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.9
Death Stranding
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Hitman 3
2021
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.3
35.6
46.5
57.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
F1 2021
2020
42.1
54.7
71.6
88.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
42.1
54.7
71.6
88.4
World War Z
2019
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Crysis 3
2013
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.7
Just Cause 4
2018
34.4
44.8
58.5
72.3
Dishonored 2
2016
32.8
42.7
55.8
68.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
F1 22
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Radeon RX 5500 4Gb with Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G gaming benchmark The performance results of the Radeon RX 5500 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Valorant
2020
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Apex Legends
2019
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Project CARS 2
2017
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Minecraft
2011
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.3
F1 2019
2019
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
90.0
117.0
153.1
189.1
Dawn of War III
2017
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Titanfall 2
2016
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Fallout 76
2018
55.7
72.5
94.8
117.1
Rocket League
2015
185.4
241.0
315.1
389.3
Need For Speed
2015
51.4
66.8
87.4
107.9
Hitman
2016
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Destiny 2
2017
60.0
78.1
102.1
126.1
DiRT Rally
2015
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Battlefield 4
2013
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Strange Brigade
2018
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Doom
2016
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Roblox
2006
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.5
Battlefield 1
2016
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
For Honor
2017
63.6
82.6
108.0
133.5
Dota 2
2013
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
Battlefield V
2018
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
League of Legends
2009
238.3
309.8
405.2
500.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
127.1
165.2
216.1
266.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Radeon RX 5500 and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G separately.
