Detailed gaming tests of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the AMD Radeon RX 5500 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 28.1 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can tell 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 make some decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the Radeon RX 5500, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 110W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the Radeon RX 5500 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Hitman 3
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Valorant
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to AMD Radeon RX 5500
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the Radeon RX 5500 with competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and NVIDIA GeForce equivalent to the Radeon RX 5500.
The closest Radeon RX 5500 opponents
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 ordinary 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 also help you make the true decision.
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 7 3800X. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS achieved 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
Stray
2022
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Starfield
2022
16.6
21.6
28.2
34.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Scorn
2022
18.5
24.0
31.4
38.8
Homeworld 3
2022
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
Elden ring
2022
18.0
23.4
30.6
37.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.8
Atomic Heart
2023
11.4
14.8
19.3
23.9
Overwatch 2
2022
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.5
22.8
29.8
36.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.9
25.9
33.8
41.8
Saints Row
2022
33.7
43.7
57.2
70.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.5
24.0
31.4
38.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.8
To understand how the Radeon RX 5500 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Dishonored 2
2016
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
World War Z
2019
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
Gears of War 5
2019
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Project CARS 3
2020
21.8
28.3
37.1
45.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
46.4
60.4
79.0
97.5
Hitman 2
2018
46.4
60.4
79.0
97.5
Far Cry 6
2021
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
F1 2021
2020
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
46.4
60.4
79.0
97.5
Metro Exodus
2019
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.5
Death Stranding
2020
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Halo Infinite
2021
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
F1 22
2020
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Just Cause 4
2018
37.6
48.9
63.9
78.9
Borderlands 3
2019
30.0
39.1
51.1
63.1
Anthem
2019
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
34.3
44.5
58.3
72.0
Genshin Impact
2020
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.8
Godfall
2020
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
GreedFall
2019
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
46.7
60.8
79.4
98.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.4
27.8
36.4
45.0
Crysis 3
2013
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
The Witcher 3
2015
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Hitman 3
2021
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.7
28.2
36.8
45.5
The Division
2016
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.2
18.4
24.1
29.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Radeon RX 5500 4Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the Radeon RX 5500 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Rocket League
2015
202.4
263.1
344.0
425.0
DiRT Rally
2015
74.7
97.2
127.1
157.0
Titanfall 2
2016
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Battlefield 4
2013
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.4
Battlefield V
2018
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Roblox
2006
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Battlefield 1
2016
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Dawn of War III
2017
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Minecraft
2011
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
For Honor
2017
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.7
Apex Legends
2019
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Hitman
2016
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Need For Speed
2015
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.8
Valorant
2020
95.1
123.7
161.7
199.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Dota 2
2013
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Fallout 76
2018
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
54.0
70.2
91.9
113.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.4
F1 2019
2019
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Project CARS 2
2017
49.1
63.9
83.6
103.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
Destiny 2
2017
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
48.7
63.3
82.7
102.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
60.7
78.9
103.1
127.4
Doom
2016
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
League of Legends
2009
260.2
338.3
442.3
546.4
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
