MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 8 GB
December, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$224.99 USMSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 8 GB Thermal Tests
No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X series is fitted with the most advanced version of the TORX 3.0 fans. The cooler features a massive heatsink with multiple heat pipes which extend beyond the fin-based aluminum block that lead towards the incredibly dense heatsink block.
The patented Torx fan 3.0 design and Zero Frozr technology featured on this card make sure that it delivers the best cooling performance and best acoustics while operating.
Temperatures
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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
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