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Review: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB
It is time to look at the 4GB version of the Radeon RX 5500 XT. We review the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB model, AMD's new mainstream GPU posed to be AMD's king of 1920x1080 resolution gaming.
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#5740714 Posted on: 12/12/2019 07:40 PM
The only demanding games AMD has had a consistent issue with are those sandbox games. The only other "demanding" games AMD has had problems with are those that are nvidia focused. As we usher in 2020 and new slew of next gen console games it's rumored that MS will direct port their games via powershell. For a AMD PC setup that won't be demanding at all. In fact, the very opposite. But that remains to be seen, for example.
However, from the review there were what? 2 games that need driver attention out of 10 or so at 1080p? I'm not seeing that as an issue for the 5500 xt at it's price point.
Sure you can buy at 5600 XT at $350 retail and get 144 fps at 1080 (if you already have a 144hz, 1080p monitor). However, for those who don't have one and want to just get good gaming experience with their existing 60hz monitor the 5500 XT is a solid win.
But here's the caveat to this. Consoles will be 4k60 with HDR and sprinkled with DXR at some point. This is why I'm concerned for the 5600 XT. As next gen gaming is technically around the corner now as we draw 2019 to an end.
Hmm...saying games will not be getting more demanding? I'd bet you that they will be...)
The only demanding games AMD has had a consistent issue with are those sandbox games. The only other "demanding" games AMD has had problems with are those that are nvidia focused. As we usher in 2020 and new slew of next gen console games it's rumored that MS will direct port their games via powershell. For a AMD PC setup that won't be demanding at all. In fact, the very opposite. But that remains to be seen, for example.
However, from the review there were what? 2 games that need driver attention out of 10 or so at 1080p? I'm not seeing that as an issue for the 5500 xt at it's price point.
Sure you can buy at 5600 XT at $350 retail and get 144 fps at 1080 (if you already have a 144hz, 1080p monitor). However, for those who don't have one and want to just get good gaming experience with their existing 60hz monitor the 5500 XT is a solid win.
But here's the caveat to this. Consoles will be 4k60 with HDR and sprinkled with DXR at some point. This is why I'm concerned for the 5600 XT. As next gen gaming is technically around the corner now as we draw 2019 to an end.
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#5740715 Posted on: 12/12/2019 07:51 PM
The only demanding games AMD has had a consistent issue with are those sandbox games. The only other "demanding" games AMD has had problems with are those that are nvidia focused. As we usher in 2020 and new slew of next gen console games it's rumored that MS will direct port their games via powershell. For a AMD PC setup that won't be demanding at all. In fact, the very opposite. But that remains to be seen, for example.
However, from the review there were what? 2 games that need driver attention out of 10 or so? I'm not seeing that as an issue for the 5500 xt at it's price point.
Kinda hoping you're joking...)
I'm somewhat concerned about my 5700xt keeping up with the heavier titles from next-gen.
Where are you getting the $350+ 5600xt from? You can get a 5700 for that. Now.
You are off...
The only demanding games AMD has had a consistent issue with are those sandbox games. The only other "demanding" games AMD has had problems with are those that are nvidia focused. As we usher in 2020 and new slew of next gen console games it's rumored that MS will direct port their games via powershell. For a AMD PC setup that won't be demanding at all. In fact, the very opposite. But that remains to be seen, for example.
However, from the review there were what? 2 games that need driver attention out of 10 or so? I'm not seeing that as an issue for the 5500 xt at it's price point.
Kinda hoping you're joking...)
I'm somewhat concerned about my 5700xt keeping up with the heavier titles from next-gen.
Where are you getting the $350+ 5600xt from? You can get a 5700 for that. Now.
You are off...
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#5740720 Posted on: 12/12/2019 07:58 PM
Kinda hoping you're joking...)
I'm somewhat concerned about my 5700xt keeping up with the heavier titles from next-gen.
Heavier titles? I was hoping you were using some sort of indirect view. There are no "heavier titles"...it's something you made up to justify your own view point.
It goes something like this:
Either the game will properly support AMD hardware or it won't.
Or
AMD will get proper drivers for those titles and there is improvements
Or
You adjust image quality
Or
You hedge your bets on a next gen video cards.
In a nutshell. I'm sure there are others but for general gist. But for now for what we have is indeed good enough.
I'm guessing you pre-ordered or will soon order CyberPunk right? Having spent $300+ for a 5600xt vs just $199 for a 5500 XT what are you expectations for that game when you factor in the cost? For me $199 looks a lot more attractive with existing hardware. When it comes to the expectation of IQ and performance.
Kinda hoping you're joking...)
I'm somewhat concerned about my 5700xt keeping up with the heavier titles from next-gen.
Heavier titles? I was hoping you were using some sort of indirect view. There are no "heavier titles"...it's something you made up to justify your own view point.
It goes something like this:
Either the game will properly support AMD hardware or it won't.
Or
AMD will get proper drivers for those titles and there is improvements
Or
You adjust image quality
Or
You hedge your bets on a next gen video cards.
In a nutshell. I'm sure there are others but for general gist. But for now for what we have is indeed good enough.
I'm guessing you pre-ordered or will soon order CyberPunk right? Having spent $300+ for a 5600xt vs just $199 for a 5500 XT what are you expectations for that game when you factor in the cost? For me $199 looks a lot more attractive with existing hardware. When it comes to the expectation of IQ and performance.
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#5740722 Posted on: 12/12/2019 08:00 PM
The RX 5500 is basically a RX 580 level performance card, with less VRAM, at the price we could already buy the RX 580.
The RX 5500XT enters on RX 590 territory, but again at prices that we already have on the RX 590.
The only good thing in this cards is the power consumption, because the price/performance is terrible, considering it is a new generation.
This GPU market is really upside down! No wonder so many people are jumping to gaming consoles.
The RX 5500 is basically a RX 580 level performance card, with less VRAM, at the price we could already buy the RX 580.
The RX 5500XT enters on RX 590 territory, but again at prices that we already have on the RX 590.
The only good thing in this cards is the power consumption, because the price/performance is terrible, considering it is a new generation.
This GPU market is really upside down! No wonder so many people are jumping to gaming consoles.
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Indeed it is meaningless. These cards usually par up with already existing monitors. Usually they are 60hz in this segment from what I've seen.
From personal experience I've seen someone spend $400+ for a gpu vs spending $200 for a gpu then buy $250+ for a monitor, for example. Sure, there are outliers but when it comes to pc upgrading a person usually goes for gpu. Again, from what I've seen.
Hmm...saying games will not be getting more demanding? I'd bet you that they will be...)