AMD’s Most Underrated GPU - RX 5500 XT 8GB

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The Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB was overlooked when it was released. But 4 years after its release, how well does it play games? To find out, I've tested it at 1080p.
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  • @radradR0bot
    @radradR0bot8 ай бұрын

    The 5500 got me through the gpu apocalypse. Seamed to be overlooked by most people

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    And it would have been a great GPU for that time too! Good 1080p performance with some nice efficiency too.

  • @maxvassar9575

    @maxvassar9575

    5 ай бұрын

    @@ProYamYamPCyeah I did the same, ran wz around 70 frames mid settings

  • @HardWhereHero

    @HardWhereHero

    5 ай бұрын

    I got my son a intel a380 for Christmas, his old rx 580 actually did better in most titles. We returned it and got one of these for the same price. EDIT: Then, we found a 1070 TI that was in a surplus pre-built and decided to keep the 5500 in the box so if anyone is looking for one ....lol 🤣

  • @BeanieKing

    @BeanieKing

    Ай бұрын

    @@HardWhereHero Uff, yeah, I think the a380 was meant for more commercial uses, like running a display as your menu for a drive-thru restaurant or something.

  • @raymondxiao9121
    @raymondxiao91217 ай бұрын

    Good review! I have a RTX3070 running 1440P games, and a RX5500XT running 1080P just fine.

  • @mannduro
    @mannduro7 ай бұрын

    The amount of RAM was the biggest surprise. I am still using it daily with my z97 platform for 1080p and 1440p gaming. Benchmarks on my channel

  • @kyraellearyk604

    @kyraellearyk604

    4 ай бұрын

    Same here, only last year I scored an h97i-plus w a 4770k for 45 bucks after picking up an xfx rx 5500xt 4gb version for 50 bucks the same week to replace my dead eluktronics laptop lol, still daily driving it and its not any worse measurably than a laptop 7700hq + 1050ti and Im happy with that hahaha

  • @bawarmohamed1209
    @bawarmohamed12098 ай бұрын

    Great video bro

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you bro!

  • @andystech101
    @andystech1018 ай бұрын

    Really surprised with results! Did a lot better than I expected, tbh I could never find it when it was new let alone trying to sell it in a flip. sad really...

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    100% mate! I'm really glad I tested this card.

  • @HardWhereHero

    @HardWhereHero

    5 ай бұрын

    They are all over AliExpress and newegg for around 90 bucks. I have bought several over the last year or more.

  • @DanielCardei
    @DanielCardei8 ай бұрын

    Its like an RX 580 but has driver support. Good card NGL.

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    Very good card, especially if you can get it for around £80. I'm working on a comparison between these two GPUs too!

  • @andystech101

    @andystech101

    8 ай бұрын

    The RX580 has driver support?

  • @radradR0bot

    @radradR0bot

    8 ай бұрын

    I was about to say something like this

  • @BEEAAAST30

    @BEEAAAST30

    8 ай бұрын

    i'm using sapphire nitro rx580 8gb 256bit it's running just fine bought second hand 😁😁

  • @DanielCardei

    @DanielCardei

    8 ай бұрын

    @@BEEAAAST30 How much?

  • @skyz6789
    @skyz67894 ай бұрын

    I ran a rx 5500xt 8gb card from 2019-2022 and loved it. I did upgrade to a 3060 12gb but damn was it good. And actually recently snagged one of of Newegg for a pc I’m building for my dad for his birthday

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    4 ай бұрын

    A decent upgrade right there!

  • @Intel6
    @Intel68 ай бұрын

    I have one in the following build: 1. CPU: Ryzen 5-5500 (6-core/12-thread) 2. MB: Gigabyte A520I AC (ITX-WiFi) 3. RAM: 32GB TeamGroup Classic DDR4-3200MHz 4. SSDs: Primary Samsung 970 1TB NVMe, 2&3: PNY 1TB 2.5" SATA SSDs 5. PSU: Cooler Master V550 Gold White Edition V2 6. CPU Cooler: Stock AMD CPU Cooler 7. Case fans: 2-90mm Thermaltake White PWM, 1 Thermaltake 240mm 3-pin 8. Case: Thermaltake Core v1 Snow Edition (White ITX Case) It's running Windows 11 Pro.

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    That's a well balanced build! How's it performing for you?

  • @Intel6

    @Intel6

    8 ай бұрын

    It runs really well and it's gotten me a few Fortnite Zero Builds Squads wins.@@ProYamYamPC

  • @Intel6

    @Intel6

    8 ай бұрын

    It runs well but the GFX card is about on par with a 1650 non-super. @@ProYamYamPC

  • @mrfuggingrantiraq
    @mrfuggingrantiraq7 ай бұрын

    just built first rig instead of buying one. used the rx580 8gb at first switched to this and have been happy every since. right now playing bg3 and no problems

  • @rccorcoles7082

    @rccorcoles7082

    2 ай бұрын

    How many fps did u gain with the 5500 over the 580 ..I currently have a 580 should I get a 3050 or the 5500

  • @mrfuggingrantiraq

    @mrfuggingrantiraq

    Ай бұрын

    @@rccorcoles7082 I haven't used the 3050 but the 5500 xt boosted me up into the 100 fps range over the 40-60 I was getting with the 580. originally I had a 75 hz monitor and the 580 was struggling, currently running a 120 hz monitor and the 5500xt is keeping up.

  • @rugby187gaming
    @rugby187gaming8 ай бұрын

    Great card for its price and being a 1st gen RDNA. More VRAM, more PCIe lanes and more memory bandwidth than its successor too which is hilarious. Enjoy

  • @DanielCosta-zp6jl
    @DanielCosta-zp6jl2 ай бұрын

    i still have today and played everything included die ligh 2, elden ring warhamer 3 easy , i just not tried d dogma 2, because has to put all settings low

  • @yan3854
    @yan38545 ай бұрын

    Do you think its okay for vrgames like vrchat, rec room, a township tale and beat saber?

  • @user-jt5ky9tp7d

    @user-jt5ky9tp7d

    4 ай бұрын

    these games is very light for an amd gpu like the rx 5500xt

  • @Richie_
    @Richie_5 ай бұрын

    Just got one.

  • @certs743
    @certs7436 ай бұрын

    Great video. Interesting GPU. The weird thing is the next GPU the 5600XT only has 6GB. Got to wonder what AMD was thinking on that one. Way to confuse the AMD customer base.

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    6 ай бұрын

    Nvidia are just as bad with their cards. Like with the 3060 having 12GB and the 3060 Ti having 8GB.

  • @certs743

    @certs743

    6 ай бұрын

    @@ProYamYamPC Oh absolutely. or even multiple versions of the same GPU with different specs. The only one that doesn't seem up to these kinds of games is Intel but I figure just give it time.

  • @Zengki
    @Zengki2 ай бұрын

    Is this compatible on Ryzen 7 5700gby any chance?

  • @downergamin
    @downergamin3 ай бұрын

    Agreed. A 100%. I bought it for 100 dollars or so, and it still works 2 years later, it runned every game i played, even helldivers 2

  • @albemezzanotte6635

    @albemezzanotte6635

    2 ай бұрын

    with wath cpu?

  • @downergamin

    @downergamin

    2 ай бұрын

    @@albemezzanotte6635 ryzen 5 3400g if i remember

  • @albemezzanotte6635

    @albemezzanotte6635

    2 ай бұрын

    @@downergamin damn you also use the graphic of the cpu?

  • @downergamin

    @downergamin

    2 ай бұрын

    @@albemezzanotte6635 dunno, i dont think i am

  • @sar2dg
    @sar2dgАй бұрын

    I have a white Peladn 5500XT 8GB with the following components: 1. Gigabyte B450 mATX WiFi 2. Ryzen 5 5500 CPU 3. Silicon Power 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM 4. Team Group 1TB MP34 NVMe SSD 5. Cooler Master White 650w Modular PSU 6. Zalman Iceberg White mATX Case With FSR2/3 enabled almost all games are 60FPS+ without frame gen enabled.

  • @boboboy8189
    @boboboy81896 ай бұрын

    I can't find any RX5500XT 8GB in my country though. There's china version i found but obviously china Just repackaged it from mini g card

  • @ShoaibDoesStuff
    @ShoaibDoesStuff6 ай бұрын

    Is it worth it to get this card new for around $130ish?

  • @CEZKO33

    @CEZKO33

    6 ай бұрын

    i got one used for 80

  • @ShoaibDoesStuff

    @ShoaibDoesStuff

    6 ай бұрын

    @@CEZKO33 actually GPU prices in my country is all over the place.. due to dollar price and taxes. I at least have to spend $100 if I look for an used one 🫠

  • @Pedro-zh6kk

    @Pedro-zh6kk

    6 ай бұрын

    i bought mine for the equivalent of 110 dolars second hand, I live in Brazil, hardware here is freaking expensive, for our standards, it was a deal

  • @adrianrojas8044
    @adrianrojas80445 ай бұрын

    What cpu would go best with it ?

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    5 ай бұрын

    I would recommend a CPU which supports PCIe gen 4. Something like a modern i3 12100F would be an excellent pairing. But if you wanted to use an older processor like a 6th gen i7 or something, that would be ok too.

  • @soulkeeper6400
    @soulkeeper640018 күн бұрын

    basically an RX590 refresh

  • @mridk118
    @mridk1183 ай бұрын

    i got rx 5500 but its not 8gb vram sadly😢

  • @ent1le679
    @ent1le6796 ай бұрын

    had a rx5700xt mech oc, like it but not the best exp, i play in 1440, it makes consistent 60 fps on mid-high, so it's alright, but the temperatures, god, before i changed thermal interface, it was fuckinh horrible, but after buying expensive asf thermal grizzly pads, the problem is gone, in games it's 105 hotspot, and 55-65 vram

  • @Lametreys

    @Lametreys

    4 ай бұрын

    Its more of a 1080p card tbh

  • @Shatterfury1871

    @Shatterfury1871

    4 ай бұрын

    You are using a 1080p card for 1440p gaiming.

  • @jamminwithmatt5313
    @jamminwithmatt53135 ай бұрын

    ANY 1660 will take a dump on this card from a very high height even with only 6g Vram. My mate is pulling his hair out with this card atm and he should of listen to me when he was doing the build 3 years ago and he would of been a lot happier with the 1660.

  • @fasata
    @fasata6 ай бұрын

    Hi guys, i have Dell Optiplex 7050 with i7-7700 with 16 RAM 2400mhz What GPU will you suggest me buying so i can extract the best performance? Is the 1660S/Ti too much?

  • @user-hg1un6nn7t

    @user-hg1un6nn7t

    5 ай бұрын

    too much. try to up to 11th or 10th f cpu.

  • @user-hg1un6nn7t

    @user-hg1un6nn7t

    5 ай бұрын

    7th and 6th is a scam anyway

  • @fasata

    @fasata

    5 ай бұрын

    I got it for free, i’ve already put 1650 for 50$ and i am happy overall.

  • @hrvojemilicevic3309
    @hrvojemilicevic33095 ай бұрын

    Can i pair with i5 4460, is it viable?

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    5 ай бұрын

    I’d recommend pairing it with the i7 4770. And make sure your motherboard supports PCIe gen 3. I believe the H chipset boards for Haswell were 2nd gen.

  • @belowcj2124

    @belowcj2124

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ProYamYamPC How about i7 3770? I have it lying around my house

  • @GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI
    @GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI8 ай бұрын

    This is not an underrated card , everybody knows that it is quite strong for 1080p gaming but the problem is that you need a motherboard that supports pci express 4.0 If you use it on older motherboard it performs quite a bit worse.

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    Not necessarily, a lot of people thought this was just an RDNA RX 580 (myself included). It's quite overlooked too. I'm not sure if it would fully saturate a PCIe Gen 3 x8 slot. It is some testing I can do.

  • @GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI

    @GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ProYamYamPC Yea, It was like an rx 590 at the beginning but i think it got quite better now with new drivers and newer titles.

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    @@GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI sounds about right. AMD cards tend to age quite well.

  • @WTBMrGrey

    @WTBMrGrey

    8 ай бұрын

    The 4gb cards struggled but the 8gb cards didnt.

  • @GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI

    @GAMER_WITH_RTX3080TI

    8 ай бұрын

    @@WTBMrGrey Yea

  • @jment34
    @jment344 ай бұрын

    It's very overpiced now and difficult to find anywhere.

  • @JustMyFish

    @JustMyFish

    3 ай бұрын

    lol I can buy 100 of these in seconds.

  • @jment34

    @jment34

    3 ай бұрын

    @@JustMyFish Where?

  • @renegade3616

    @renegade3616

    2 ай бұрын

    I got mine from goodwill for 80 brand new

  • @jment34

    @jment34

    2 ай бұрын

    @@renegade3616 That is a good deal on ebay they are double that to 500 even 1K. The supply is scarce I don't have access to goodwill etc and can only buy online.

  • @Ho_SSam
    @Ho_SSam6 ай бұрын

    but the new driver versions from amd are destroying this gpu

  • @CoffeeBoyKiri

    @CoffeeBoyKiri

    4 ай бұрын

    why is that? I'm thinking of buying this GPU soon cause it's the only good GPU in my price range

  • @shlasher007gg7
    @shlasher007gg78 ай бұрын

    Bro i swear to god none of you reviewers test one of the most played games that being cs 2 everyone will buy a low budget card and will expect to play esports and cs is a classic, why not test it?...Anyway thx for the video

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    CS-2 is a CPU benchmark. Thats just how the game works. It’s in my suite of CPU benchmarks though

  • @brahmoone
    @brahmoone6 ай бұрын

    dude, this is comparing it on second market. when new this gpu is simply overpriced compared to nvidia

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes mate, that’s the point of the video. Everything in this video is based on the used pricing.

  • @B3z3a
    @B3z3a6 ай бұрын

    This gpu was a goat at it’s time, but I want to replace it with a 4060 because it showink it’s age

  • @BodiaH
    @BodiaH8 ай бұрын

    Starfield shows 44 fps on average on yiur recording, yet you caim 56 fps. Wooooot? U think we are blind?

  • @ProYamYamPC

    @ProYamYamPC

    8 ай бұрын

    You do know recording lowers the FPS? And different circumstances will give a different frame rate. I don't think you're blind, but I think you lack knowledge on this subject

  • @inrpicmax6541

    @inrpicmax6541

    6 ай бұрын

    Is this gpu worth it for 150 bucks please respond@@ProYamYamPC

  • @ianamor14

    @ianamor14

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@ProYamYamPC dude is dumb 😂

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