Radeon RX

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

At a glance

Launch date: December 12, 2019
Architecture: RDNA
Compute units: 22
Memory: 8 GB GDDR62 published configurations
TBP: 130 W

Hardware specifications

Compute

Compute units: 22
Stream processors: 1,408

Clocks

Game clock: 1,717 MHz
Boost clock: 1,845 MHz

Memory

Configuration 1 Capacity: 8 GB
Configuration 1 Memory type: GDDR6
Configuration 1 Bus width: 128-bit
Configuration 1 Bandwidth: 224 GB/s
Configuration 2 Capacity: 4 GB
Configuration 2 Memory type: GDDR6
Configuration 2 Bus width: 128-bit
Configuration 2 Bandwidth: 224 GB/s

Power

TBP: 130 W
Recommended PSU: 450 W
Power connectors: 1x8-Pin

Physical

Interface: PCIe 4.0
Display connectors: DisplayPort 1.4a + HDMI 4K60 support

Before you buy

Fit and power planning

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TBP: 130 W
Recommended PSU: 450 W
Power connectors: 1x8-Pin
Display connectors: DisplayPort 1.4a + HDMI 4K60 support

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Measured evidence

Market and rendering evidence

Historical launch pricing for AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT preserves source terms such as USD, MSRP and SEP. It is shown separately from one workload-specific community benchmark.

Historical launch price

Initial launch status: Verified
Currency: USD
Verified date: September 6, 2026

Event kind: Initial launch
Event date: December 12, 2019
Market: United States
Scope: 4 GB and 8 GB models $169
Price basis: SEP (suggested e-tail price)
Source wording: SEP starting at $169 USD

Source

AMD Unveils the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Graphics Card: Incredible 1080p Performance, Breath-Taking Visuals and Powerful Software Features

AMD - Published December 12, 2019 - Retrieved September 6, 2026

Blender Cycles rendering

507.4 estimated samples per minute

Backend: HIP
Confidence: Provisional
Submission count: 6 submissions
Cohort: Blender 4.5.0 on Windows using HIP across the standard Blender Benchmark scenes

This is a Cycles rendering community median in estimated samples per minute. It is not gaming FPS or an overall GPU rating.

Open Blender Open Data source

Retrieved September 19, 2026

Open Blender Open Data methodology

Evidence record

Sources and verification

Specifications for AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT were checked against the linked source material. Last verified September 3, 2026.

The RX 5500 XT image is the existing owner-supplied ASUS partner image and is not asserted by AMD sources. AMD confirmed 8 GB and 4 GB board-partner cards on 2019-12-12 with the existing 8 GB configuration kept first. AMD publishes one 128-bit interface and one up-to-224 GB/s model-level raw bandwidth value for the grouped product. PCIe lane width, reference dimensions, slot width and output counts are unpublished. Partner connectors, cooling and physical designs can vary.

AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT Drivers and Downloads | Latest Version
AMD - Manufacturer
Supports: Launch date, Compute, Clocks, Memory, Power and Physical design
Retrieved September 3, 2026
AMD Unveils the AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT Graphics Card: Incredible 1080p Performance, Breath-Taking Visuals and Powerful Software Features
AMD - Manufacturer
Supports: Launch date, Architecture, Compute, Clocks, Memory and Physical design
Retrieved September 3, 2026

Where to buy

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

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XFX RX 5500 XT THICC II Pro 8GB

Part number: RX-55XT8DFD6

Linked variant: 8 GB GDDR6

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