Complete gaming tests of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the AMD Radeon RX 5500 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 28.1 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can say that the Radeon RX 5500 is good for most games with average 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the Radeon RX 5500, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 110W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the Radeon RX 5500 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 configuration:
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to AMD Radeon RX 5500
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the Radeon RX 5500 with rivals in several popular games and select 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 opponents 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 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 figures will further help you make the true decision.
How good is Radeon RX 5500 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a Radeon RX 5500 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
Homeworld 3
2022
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.1
24.9
32.5
40.1
Scorn
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
Stray
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.6
25.4
33.3
41.1
Elden ring
2022
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.4
Saints Row
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.9
Atomic Heart
2023
10.9
14.2
18.6
22.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
Overwatch 2
2022
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Starfield
2022
15.9
20.7
27.1
33.5
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Monster Hunter: World
2018
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Dishonored 2
2016
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.6
26.7
35.0
43.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
World War Z
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
38.7
50.4
65.8
81.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.6
17.7
23.1
28.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.7
37.3
48.7
60.2
Far Cry 6
2021
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Hitman 3
2021
31.0
40.2
52.6
65.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
Death Stranding
2020
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.0
40.2
52.6
65.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.3
55.0
72.0
88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
F1 2021
2020
44.1
57.4
75.1
92.7
The Witcher 3
2015
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
Godfall
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Hitman 2
2018
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Anthem
2019
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.7
37.3
48.7
60.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.1
57.4
75.1
92.7
Crysis 3
2013
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Gears of War 5
2019
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Metro Exodus
2019
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Genshin Impact
2020
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Project CARS 3
2020
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
GreedFall
2019
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
26.9
35.0
45.7
56.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Halo Infinite
2021
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Just Cause 4
2018
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.8
27.0
35.4
43.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Borderlands 3
2019
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
F1 22
2020
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
The Division
2016
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
Radeon RX 5500 4Gb with Ryzen 7 1700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the Radeon RX 5500 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
Battlefield V
2018
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Dawn of War III
2017
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.0
65.0
85.0
104.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Project CARS 2
2017
47.2
61.4
80.2
99.1
F1 2019
2019
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Valorant
2020
91.3
118.8
155.3
191.8
Minecraft
2011
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Doom
2016
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.3
Fallout 76
2018
58.4
76.0
99.4
122.7
DiRT Rally
2015
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Battlefield 4
2013
63.3
82.3
107.6
133.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Roblox
2006
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Apex Legends
2019
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Rocket League
2015
194.3
252.7
330.4
408.1
Strange Brigade
2018
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.0
For Honor
2017
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
133.3
173.2
226.6
279.9
Battlefield 1
2016
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Destiny 2
2017
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.2
League of Legends
2009
249.9
324.8
424.8
524.7
Need For Speed
2015
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Hitman
2016
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Titanfall 2
2016
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
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 capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
