MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 8 GB
December, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$224.99 USTest Setup
We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. The latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used from AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 10. All games that were tested were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
GPU Test Bench 2019 (MSI RX 5500 XT Gaming X 8 GB)
| CPU | Intel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AORUS Z390 Master |
| Video Cards | MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 8 GB MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Gaming X GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor X OC Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 580 OC |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (4 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz |
| Storage | Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB) |
| Power Supply | ASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
- All games were tested on 2560×1440 (2K) and 3840×2160 (4K) resolutions.
- Image Quality and graphics configurations have been provided in the screenshots below.
- The “reference” cards are the stock configs while the “overclock” cards are factory overclocked configs provided to us by various AIB partners.
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The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X graphics card for just a $25 US premium over the MSRP gives you an absolute beast of a cooler with fantastic aesthetics, cool & quiet operation, a custom PCB with a factory overclock and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory for under $250 US while delivering performance on par or even better in some cases than the GTX 1660.
- A true replacement for Radeon RX 400/500 series
- Faster Than GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB Graphics Card
- Massive 8 GB GDDR6 memory under $250 US
- Huge efficiency increase over Polaris cards
- Runs very cool and quiet with 0db fan technology
- Great factory overclock out of the box
- Amazing Shroud design with Twin Frozr 7
- Performance and Silent Mode Options in Dragon Center App
- TORX 3.0 cooling system with finned aluminum heatsink
- First GPUs Built Entirely on 7nm Process node
- PCI-e Gen 4.0 Support
- Good I/O (DSC 1.2a for 8K 60 Hz, Triple Display Ports 1.4 HDR, HDMI 2.0)
Pros
- Very High Price ($224.99 US)
- No dedicated hardware for Ray Tracing
- Not a lot of overclocking headroom left
- Power consumption still not on par with NVIDIA's 12nm
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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