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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD's first 7nm mainstream card: 22 compute units and a $169 starting price for the 4GB model, though a 128-bit bus and no ray-tracing or FSR support kept it firmly at the 1080p tier.
Pros
- 22 compute units / 1408 stream processors on 7nm RDNA for solid 1080p performance
- Boost clock up to 1845 MHz keeps frame rates competitive in its class
- Single 8-pin connector and 130W typical board power keep PSU needs modest
- 8GB GDDR6 variant available for extra headroom in newer titles
Cons
- 128-bit bus and 224 GB/s bandwidth cap scaling much beyond 1080p
- Base 4GB configuration can run low on VRAM in newer, texture-heavy titles
- No hardware ray tracing or FSR upscaling support (RDNA1 predates both)
- Retail launch slipped over two months past AMD's October 2019 announcement
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Architecture
- RDNA
- Process
- 7 nm
- TDP
- 130 W
- Power connector
- 1x 8-pin
Cores & Clocks
- Shading units
- 1,408
- Base clock
- 1,717 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,845 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 4 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR6
- Bus width
- 128 bit
- Bandwidth
- 224 GB/s
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy
- 4,904Bottom 15%
- PassMark G3D
- 9,047Bottom 9%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT good in 2026?
The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT earns an Inno Score of 35.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. AMD's first 7nm mainstream card: 22 compute units and a $169 starting price for the 4GB model, though a 128-bit bus and no ray-tracing or FSR support kept it firmly at the 1080p tier.
What are the key specs of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT?
VRAM: 4 GB · Boost clock: 1,845 MHz · TDP: 130 W · 3DMark Time Spy: 4,904
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
