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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT — Benchmarks & Specs

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Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 5500 XT?

At 1440p Ultra with FSR Balanced upscaling, the Radeon RX 5500 XT averages 45 fps in Elden Ring with a 32 fps 1% low, per Tom's Hardware. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 13,122 points, per 3DMark.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is a graphics card from AMD. Data on this page draws on 3 linked listings, 10 synthetic benchmark results, 59 game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from TechSpot, Tom's Hardware, PCTestBench, 3DMark, Modders Inc, Overclocking.com, AskGeek GPU Benchmark Database, Legit Reviews, PassMark Software, TechPowerUp; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 5500 XT, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K or synthetic benchmark scores).

Gaming Performance (reported FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Gaming frame rates for the Radeon RX 5500 XT by game, resolution, and quality preset. Rows from aggregator sites are estimates, not measured runs, dated by when SpecPicks fetched them. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
F1 2019 1080p High 121 fps — TechSpot 2019-12-12
Doom Eternal 1080p Ultra 114 fps — AskGeek GPU Benchmark Database 2026-07-13
World of Tanks 1080p — 106 fps — TechSpot 2019-12-12
Forza Horizon 4 1080p Ultra 90 fps — Tom's Hardware 2019-12-19
Battlefield V 1080p Ultra 89 fps — Tom's Hardware 2019-12-19
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 1080p Ultra 85 fps — PCTestBench 2026-07-13
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 1080p Ultra 85 fps — Modders Inc 2019-12-12
Far Cry 5 1080p Ultra 83 fps — PCTestBench 2026-07-13
Far Cry 5 1080p Ultra 83 fps — Modders Inc 2019-12-12
Battlefield V 1080p High 83 fps — TechSpot 2019-12-12
Far Cry 5 1080p Ultra 82 fps — Tom's Hardware 2019-12-19
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p High 77 fps — TechSpot 2019-12-12
Gears 5 1080p High 75 fps — TechSpot 2019-12-12
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1080p — 71 fps — TechSpot 2019-12-12
Elden Ring 1440p Ultra FSR Balanced 45 fps 32 fps Tom's Hardware 2023-11-22

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the Radeon RX 5500 XT — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark Fire Strike 13,122 points 3DMark 2020-02-01
3DMark Fire Strike 12,799 points Overclocking.com 2019-12-12
PassMark G3D Mark 9,065 points PassMark Software 2026-06-11
3DMark Time Spy 7,250 points 3DMark 2023-09-30
3DMark Time Spy 5,283 points Overclocking.com 2019-12-12
3DMark Time Spy 5,148 points Legit Reviews 2019-12-12
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra 3,512 points PCTestBench 2020-02-01
3DMark Time Spy Extreme 2,326 points PCTestBench 2020-02-01
3DMark Speed Way 1,280 points TechPowerUp 2023-11-10
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics Score 1,023 points 3DMark (UL Benchmarks) 2026-09-26

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Radeon RX 5500 XT — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Radeon RX 5500 XT best used for?
Radeon RX 5500 XT is a graphics card. 1080p gaming and general productivity are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
Where do the Radeon RX 5500 XT benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the Radeon RX 5500 XT run local LLMs?
Community AI benchmark results for this exact card aren't on file yet. See /ai-rigs for hardware-tier recommendations and comparable GPUs with measured numbers.
Where can I buy the Radeon RX 5500 XT?
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