Introduction

Radeon RX 5500 XT Market Segment Analysis Price Shader

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Clock GPU Transistors Memory GTX 1650 $150 896 32 1485 MHz 1665 MHz 2000 MHz TU117 unknown 4 GB, GDDR5, 128-bit RX 570 $110 2048 32 1168 MHz 1244 MHz 1750 MHz Ellesmere 5700M 4 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit RX 5500 unknown 1408 32 1670 MHz 1845 MHz 1750 MHz Navi 14 6400M 4 GB, GDDR6, 128-bit RX 5500 XT $180 1408 32 1717 MHz 1845 MHz 1750 MHz Navi 14 6400M 4 GB, GDDR6, 128-bit RX 5500 XT 8 GB $200 1408 32 1717 MHz 1845 MHz 1750 MHz Navi 14 6400M 8 GB, GDDR6, 128-bit ASRock RX 5500 XT

Phantom Gaming OC 8 GB $200 1408 32 1737 MHz 1845 MHz 1750 MHz Navi 14 6400M 8 GB, GDDR6, 128-bit GTX 1650 Super $160 1280 32 1530 MHz 1725 MHz 1500 MHz TU116 6600M 4 GB, GDDR6, 128-bit RX 580 $160 2304 32 1257 MHz 1340 MHz 2000 MHz Ellesmere 5700M 8 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit GTX 1060 3 GB $170 1152 48 1506 MHz 1708 MHz 2002 MHz GP106 4400M 3 GB, GDDR5, 192-bit GTX 1060 $210 1280 48 1506 MHz 1708 MHz 2002 MHz GP106 4400M 6 GB, GDDR5, 192-bit RX 590 $180 2304 32 1469 MHz 1545 MHz 2000 MHz Polaris 30 5700M 8 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit GTX 1660 $210 1408 48 1530 MHz 1785 MHz 2000 MHz TU116 6600M 6 GB, GDDR5, 192-bit GTX 1070 $300 1920 64 1506 MHz 1683 MHz 2002 MHz GP104 7200M 8 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit RX Vega 56 $270 3584 64 1156 MHz 1471 MHz 800 MHz Vega 10 12500M 8 GB, HBM2, 2048-bit GTX 1660 Super $230 1408 48 1530 MHz 1785 MHz 1750 MHz TU116 6600M 6 GB, GDDR6, 192-bit GTX 1660 Ti $280 1536 48 1500 MHz 1770 MHz 1500 MHz TU116 6600M 6 GB, GDDR6, 192-bit

AMD launched the Radeon RX 5500 XT graphics card in mid-December. The RX 5500 XT is based on AMD's second 7 nm "Navi" family graphics chips, the "Navi 14." It comes with the entire feature set of "Navi," including the latest RDNA compute units, GDDR6 memory, PCIe gen 4.0 capability, and all the software features the RX 5700-series support.What's unexpected about the RX 5500 XT is that it does not max out "Navi 14." It has the same exact core configuration as the RX 5500 OEM with 22 RDNA compute units making up 1,408 stream processors, 88 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 128-bit wide GDDR6 memory interface. The "Navi 14" silicon features 24 compute units (1,536 stream processors); currently, the only contraption that maxes it out is the Radeon Pro 5500M found exclusively in Apple's MacBook Pro 16-inch. The RX 5500 XT has slightly higher reference clock speeds as the RX 5500 OEM with up to 1845 MHz boost and 1717 MHz "gaming" clocks. The memory ticks at 14 Gbps (GDDR6 effective) on both 4 GB and 8 GB variants. The ASRock RX 5500 XT ships with factory-overclocked speeds of 1737 MHz Game Clock and 1845 MHz maximum Boost.The Radeon RX 5500 XT is available at sub-$200 price-points, with the 4 GB variant being priced at $180 and the 8 GB variant at $200. ASRock's card features 8 GB of VRAM and is priced at the same $200 MSRP, making it one of the most affordable 8 GB RX 5500 variants available today. It comes with a relatively compact dual-fan solution including idle fan stop and a metal backplate.