Thursday, November 21st 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5500 (OEM) Tested, Almost As Fast as RX 580
German publication Heise.de got its hands on a Radeon RX 5500 (OEM) graphics card and put it through their test bench. The numbers yielded show exactly what caused NVIDIA to refresh its entry-level with the GeForce GTX 1650 Super and the GTX 1660 Super. The RX 5500, in Heise's testing was found matching the previous-generation RX 580, and NVIDIA's current-gen GTX 1660 (non-Super). When compared to factory-overclocked RX 580 NITRO+ and GTX 1660 OC, the RX 5500 yielded similar 3DMark Firestrike performance, with 12,111 points, compared to 12,744 points of the RX 580 NITRO+, and 12,525 points of the GTX 1660 OC.
The card was put through two other game tests at 1080p, "Shadow of the Tomb Raider," and "Far Cry 5." In SoTR, the RX 5500 put out 59 fps, which was slightly behind the 65 fps of the RX 580 NITRO+, and 69 fps of the GTX 1660 OC. In "Far Cry 5," it scored 72 fps, which again is within reach of the 75 fps of the RX 580 NITRO+, and 85 fps of the GTX 1660 OC. It's important to once again note that the RX 580 and GTX 1660 in this comparison are factory-overclocked cards, while the RX 5500 is ticking a stock speeds. Heise also did some power testing, and found the RX 5500 to have a lower idle power-draw than the GTX 1660 OC, at 7 W compared to 10 W of the NVIDIA card; and 12 W of the RX 580 NITRO+. Gaming power-draw is also similar to the GTX 1660, with the RX 5500 pulling 133 W compared to 128 W of the GTX 1660. This short test shows that the RX 5500 is in the same league as the RX 580 and GTX 1660, and explains how NVIDIA had to make its recent product-stack changes.
Source:
Heise.de
The card was put through two other game tests at 1080p, "Shadow of the Tomb Raider," and "Far Cry 5." In SoTR, the RX 5500 put out 59 fps, which was slightly behind the 65 fps of the RX 580 NITRO+, and 69 fps of the GTX 1660 OC. In "Far Cry 5," it scored 72 fps, which again is within reach of the 75 fps of the RX 580 NITRO+, and 85 fps of the GTX 1660 OC. It's important to once again note that the RX 580 and GTX 1660 in this comparison are factory-overclocked cards, while the RX 5500 is ticking a stock speeds. Heise also did some power testing, and found the RX 5500 to have a lower idle power-draw than the GTX 1660 OC, at 7 W compared to 10 W of the NVIDIA card; and 12 W of the RX 580 NITRO+. Gaming power-draw is also similar to the GTX 1660, with the RX 5500 pulling 133 W compared to 128 W of the GTX 1660. This short test shows that the RX 5500 is in the same league as the RX 580 and GTX 1660, and explains how NVIDIA had to make its recent product-stack changes.
37 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 5500 (OEM) Tested, Almost As Fast as RX 580
can we drop the prices of all cards by 150 - 200 dollars yet so things can be a bit more normal again?
With entry level cards being $99-149 (eg Geforce 6200), and flagship cards being $399-499 (Geforce 6800 and 6800 Ultra) we can adjust for 15 years of inflation to give three equivalent tiers in 2019 prices:
Entry level:
$135-200
Mid level:
~$270
Flagship:
$550-675
If anything, the cards that the vast majority of people buy are cheaper than they used to be in relative terms. At the upper end of the market, prices are about what they've always been, with the exception that "Ultra Flagship" is now an additional tier on the Nvidia side which never used to exist (and still doesn't for AMD) as Nvidia now make and offer non-consumer silicon at to consumers with a gaming driver at eye-watering prices.
2080Ti cards aren't even close to a fully-enabled product. They're the most-damaged, defective, heavily-scavenged, and downclocked leftovers of the Quadro RTX server/datacenter silicon which sells for at least 4x what a 2080Ti does. Still, it's a win-win for nvidia because $1000+ is better than thowing that defective die in the trash, and enough people are willing to pay those prices that this isn't a one-off stunt any more. Need I remind you all of the $2400 pair of Star Wars cards a couple of years back? :)
also, 144 hz, would that be raised gpu clocks, i wonder.