Full gaming tests of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 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 conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.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 popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 3800XT configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Valorant
The best alternative to AMD Radeon RX 5500
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the Radeon RX 5500 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select 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 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 figures 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 famous games on a computer with a Radeon RX 5500 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Overwatch 2
2022
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Atomic Heart
2023
11.3
14.7
19.3
23.8
Homeworld 3
2022
23.1
30.1
39.3
48.6
Scorn
2022
18.4
23.9
31.3
38.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.6
31.9
41.8
51.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.5
22.7
29.7
36.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.5
Stray
2022
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.5
Saints Row
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Elden ring
2022
17.9
23.3
30.5
37.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.4
23.9
31.3
38.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Starfield
2022
16.5
21.5
28.1
34.7
And this table shows the performance of the Radeon RX 5500 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.7
F1 2021
2020
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Halo Infinite
2021
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.3
27.8
36.3
44.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Borderlands 3
2019
29.9
38.9
50.9
62.9
Hitman 2
2018
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
Godfall
2020
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Dishonored 2
2016
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Metro Exodus
2019
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.2
28.9
37.7
46.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
The Division
2016
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
Project CARS 3
2020
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.4
The Witcher 3
2015
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.6
28.1
36.7
45.3
World War Z
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Anthem
2019
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.3
Crysis 3
2013
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.1
18.4
24.0
29.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.7
51.6
67.4
83.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Gears of War 5
2019
37.7
49.1
64.2
79.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.9
45.3
59.3
73.2
GreedFall
2019
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Death Stranding
2020
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Far Cry 6
2021
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
46.6
60.5
79.2
97.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Just Cause 4
2018
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Genshin Impact
2020
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
F1 22
2020
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Radeon RX 5500 4Gb with Ryzen 7 3800XT gaming benchmark The performance results of the Radeon RX 5500 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
For Honor
2017
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Doom
2016
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Battlefield 1
2016
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Dota 2
2013
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Project CARS 2
2017
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Destiny 2
2017
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.2
DiRT Rally
2015
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Battlefield V
2018
49.7
64.7
84.5
104.4
Need For Speed
2015
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Valorant
2020
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.1
League of Legends
2009
259.3
337.1
440.8
544.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Rocket League
2015
201.7
262.2
342.8
423.5
Dawn of War III
2017
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
F1 2019
2019
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Roblox
2006
162.9
211.8
277.0
342.2
Apex Legends
2019
49.7
64.7
84.5
104.4
Fallout 76
2018
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.1
Titanfall 2
2016
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Strange Brigade
2018
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Minecraft
2011
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
138.3
179.8
235.1
290.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
98.0
127.3
166.5
205.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Battlefield 4
2013
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Hitman
2016
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and the Radeon RX 5500 separately.
