Detailed gaming tests of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 28.1 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly 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 certain popular 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 5 3500 configuration:
Dota 2
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to AMD Radeon RX 5500
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the Radeon RX 5500 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and NVIDIA GeForce equivalent to the Radeon RX 5500.
The closest Radeon RX 5500 rivals
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 competitors 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 medium FPS in famous 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 figures 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 5 3500. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the Radeon RX 5500 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.6
22.9
30.0
37.0
Atomic Heart
2023
10.8
14.1
18.4
22.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
Homeworld 3
2022
22.1
28.8
37.6
46.5
Scorn
2022
17.6
22.9
30.0
37.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.7
21.7
28.4
35.1
Stray
2022
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.7
Starfield
2022
15.8
20.6
26.9
33.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
Elden ring
2022
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.1
Saints Row
2022
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.0
24.7
32.3
39.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
Overwatch 2
2022
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
30.7
40.0
52.2
64.5
Death Stranding
2020
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
F1 2021
2020
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.1
Just Cause 4
2018
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Metro Exodus
2019
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.5
17.6
23.0
28.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
GreedFall
2019
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Hitman 2
2018
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.6
29.4
38.4
47.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Anthem
2019
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.4
The Witcher 3
2015
40.0
52.1
68.1
84.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
32.7
42.5
55.5
68.6
Gears of War 5
2019
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Borderlands 3
2019
28.7
37.2
48.7
60.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.4
26.6
34.7
42.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.7
26.8
35.1
43.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Godfall
2020
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Halo Infinite
2021
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Hitman 3
2021
30.7
40.0
52.2
64.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
F1 22
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Dishonored 2
2016
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Project CARS 3
2020
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.0
49.4
64.5
79.7
Far Cry 6
2021
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
The Division
2016
40.0
51.9
67.9
83.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Genshin Impact
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Crysis 3
2013
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
World War Z
2019
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Radeon RX 5500 4Gb with Ryzen 5 3500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the Radeon RX 5500 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
Battlefield 1
2016
56.4
73.4
96.0
118.5
Dota 2
2013
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.7
Strange Brigade
2018
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
132.3
172.0
225.0
277.9
League of Legends
2009
248.1
322.6
421.8
521.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Fallout 76
2018
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
93.7
121.9
159.3
196.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Need For Speed
2015
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
F1 2019
2019
46.6
60.5
79.1
97.8
Apex Legends
2019
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
For Honor
2017
66.2
86.0
112.5
138.9
Battlefield V
2018
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Doom
2016
71.0
92.4
120.8
149.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.9
Hitman
2016
45.2
58.8
76.8
94.9
Valorant
2020
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
Dawn of War III
2017
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Rocket League
2015
193.0
250.9
328.1
405.3
Minecraft
2011
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Roblox
2006
155.9
202.7
265.1
327.4
DiRT Rally
2015
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Destiny 2
2017
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Project CARS 2
2017
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Titanfall 2
2016
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and the Radeon RX 5500 separately.
