AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB

AMD's new Radeon RX 5500 XT launches, powered by the Navi 14 GPU and packed with GDDR6. It uses 100W+ less power than the RX 580, offering similar performance, and a STACK of new features and tech!

It all comes down to price, and the margins are already pretty slim here. Nvidia has some competitive cards at this price range and now, so does AMD. There’s certainly nothing wrong with the Sapphire Pulse, but £10, either way, can be a game-changer. For 1080p gaming, it’s perfect for the job, and being the quietest GPU we’ve ever tested is certainly worthy of merit too.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT plays in the video-card zone AMD knows best: budget gaming at 1080p. It's solid and close, but slightly inconsistent performance in the early going allows Nvidia's latest line of GeForce GTX Super GPUs to edge it out.

The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is a card that was designed with 1080p in mind. As such, it's not the most powerful card out there, but at its price point it should definitely get the job done – though you may have to turn some settings down on especially demanding titles.

There's now healthy competition in the mainstream segment, and gamers willing to spend a little bit more in favour of a higher-quality solution ought to have Sapphire's Radeon RX 5500 XT Pulse on their shortlist.

The AMD RX 5500 XT 4GB is a viable performer in the crowded 1080p budget space. Pricing is fair, but would be much more attractive even if it were $10 cheaper. Get the 8GB model for better performance in VRAM-heavy titles.

Bottom line, AMD has provided renewed competition in the 1080p gaming segment with the Radeon RX 5500 XT, and even dethroned NVIDIA’s new GTX 1650 SUPER in this $159-$169 price range (at least for now). Isn’t competition great?

AMD is offering a taste of RX 590 performance for less with the RX 5500 XT 8GB, but it's impact has been muted somewhat by bargain basement 500-series inventory and the power of Nvidia's pre-emptive GTX 1660 Super.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT targets 1080P, mainstream gamers at an affordable price point, and it does so with a much more power-friendly GPU, that’s relatively tiny (and more economical to produce) than previous-gen offerings. If you’d like to take advantage of AMD’s latest GPU architecture for a mainstream gaming PC, and the cards fall within your budget, they are worthy of consideration. Just keep an eye out for deals on higher-end cards if you’d like to future-proof your build a bit more.

With both the 8GB and 4GB Sapphire Pulse RX 5500 XT cards coming in underneath £180 you can be assured of good gaming performance at maximum settings in nearly every title, with only the most demanding visual feasts requiring some careful settings choices. For the gamer on a budget they are a very wise choice indeed and win our OC3D Gamers Choice Award.