AMD's upcoming RX 5500 entry-level gaming graphics card(s) might not have the capabilities of AMD's higher end GPUs, nor Nvidia's RTX cards, but they will still feature all the same image enhancing algorithms and tools that the more capable cards do. That means FreeSync, it means Radeon Image Sharpening, Radeon Anti-Lag, and Fidelity FX.
AMD's RX 5000-series Navi graphics cards built on the RDNA architecture, are broadly excellent, with great performance at 1080p and 1440p, with some basic 4K ability and they're priced competitively with Nvidia's best. But it's been quite a restrictive line up so far, with AMD only debuting the RX 5700 and 5700 XT in July. Since then we've seen third-party options, but everything else has been hints and rumors.
The RX 5500 and 5500 XT, however, are just around the corner, and they will expand the range into the entry-level segment, likely replacing the existing RX 580 and RX 590, or at least bumping them down the price to performance spectrum. In a detailed breakdown, AMD explained that the RX 5500 should dominate the Nvidia GTX 1650, providing as much as an 85 percent uplift in some AAA games, and more than 50 percent higher FPS in esports games.
That kind of performance increase should mean that it performs around as well as Nvidia's GTX 1660 or even the 1660 Super. If WCCFTech's aggressive pricing speculation proves accurate, AMD could have a real winner on its hands. We're betting the price will be more like $200, however.
