Follow the link to find the entire catalog of video cardsRadeon RX 5500 XT.

Radeon RX 5500 XT replaced the RX 480/580. AMD promises a 12% increase in performance while reducing power consumption by 30%. As well as increased clock speeds and a decrease in the crystal. The card has at its disposal 8 PCI Express lines of the 4th generation. Recall that the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0 x16 and PCIe 4.0 x8 is equal to and is 32 GB/s.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is based on a 7 nm AMD Navi 14 core in a configuration with 22 computing units, 1,408 RDNA stream processors, 88 texture units (TMU) and 32 rasterization units (ROP). GPU frequency formula is 1607/1717/1845 MHz (Base/Game/Boost Clock).


The video buffer is presented in two versions with 4 or 8 gigabytes of GDDR6 memory with an effective speed of 14 GHz and a 128-bit memory bus. It can be concluded that the narrow 128-bit bus was compensated by GDDR6 fast memory. The power consumption at standard frequencies is 130 watts.

Comparison table of AMD graphics cards
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT AMD Radeon RX 580
Graphic architecture, technical process Navi 14 XTX, 7 nm, RDNA Navi 10 XL, 7 nm, RDNA Navi 10 XT, 7 nm, RDNA Polaris 20 XT, 14 nm, GCN
Number of transistors (billion) 6.4 10.3 10.3 5.7
Streaming processes 1408 2304 2560 2304
TMU/ROP Blocks 88/32 144/64 160/64 144/32
Base frequency (MHz) 1607 1465 1605 1257
Boost Clock Frequency (MHz) 1717 1625 1905 1340
Performance in TFLOPs 5.2 7.95 9.75 6.18
Video memory 4/8 GB GDDR6 8 GB GDDR6 8 GB GDDR6 4/8 GB GDDR5
Effective memory frequency, MHz 14000 14000 14000 7000/8000
Bus bit depth (bits) 128 256 256 256
Bandwidth, GB/s 224 448 448 224/256
Interface PCI-Express 4.0 PCI-Express 4.0 PCI-Express 4.0 PCI-Express 3.0
Power consumption (W) 130 180 225 185


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Gigabyte Radeon RX 5500 XT GAMING OC 8G 
 
Reliable element base Ultra Durable VGA, quiet and efficient cooling system, enhanced 8-phase power subsystem, availability of useful proprietary software.
 
 
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Gigabyte RX 5500 XT GAMING OC is one of the relatively inexpensive variants of the Radeon RX 5700 XT in the range of the Taiwanese manufacturer Gigabyte. The company produces the most "top" video cards under the AORUS gaming brand.

On the case of the card with a length of 281 mm, which is quite large, there are three 80-mm WINDFORCE fans using the Alternate Spinning function. The central fan turns in the opposite direction, so that the direction of the airflow between the two fans is the same, which reduces turbulence and increases the airflow pressure. 3D Active Fan technology provides semi-passive cooling, and the fans remain turned off when the GPU is in low load or low power mode.

The radiator is in contact with moffets and memory chips for reliable cooling and is penetrated by two composite heat pipes with a diameter of 6 mm with direct contact to the chip. On the back side of the graphics card there is a protective plate made of polycarbonate. To power the graphics card, one 8-pin PCIe connector is used, through which up to 225 watts can be supplied, which makes it possible for overclocking experiments, given the low power consumption of the graphics card (130 watts).

But further more. The Gaming line can be called the golden mean in the Gigabyte range, so the manufacturer did not seek to save on anything, but also did not spray on the introduction of little-used functions. Solid-state and tantalum polymer capacitors, to ensure performance and increase the service life of the system, as well as ferrite core chokes. The power supply circuit has 8 phases under the control of ON Semiconductor NCP81022 and International Rectifier IOR 35217 controllers.

Branded RGB backlight with support for 16.8 million colours that can be synchronized via the RGB FUSION 2.0 application and enjoy the madness of colours in a case with an observation window..A fancy AORUS Engine utility with a simple and intuitive interface for easy overclocking of the graphics card.

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I can draw this conclusion from myself. If I were choosing between the RX 580 8 GB and the RX 5500 XT 8 GB when buying in the store, I would stop at the second option, since this is something new and interesting, and the RX 580 is already an old man who has proven himself quite successfully over the years. In general, there is a great option on the market for both AMD and NVIDIA fans. I think everyone will be satisfied.