11-26-2019, 10:19 AM
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-r...00/35.html
Quote:AMD hasn't communicated any pricing for their Radeon RX 5500 as they probably haven't even decided themselves and are waiting for the GeForce GTX 1650 Super results. We have those results in this review, and I also plotted price/performance at some price levels I picked arbitrarily, but seem realistic given the positioning. At $180, the card is simply way too expensive. It would only match the RX 580 and end up a significantly worse investment than the competition from NVIDIA, too. $160 is the level where things start getting interesting. Here, the RX 5500, GTX 1660 Super, GTX 1650 Super, and RX 570 are all within a few percentage points from each other, giving customers choices based on their personal preferences. If AMD can pull off $140, on the other hand, the card would immediately take the markets in a heartbeat because it would offer the best price/performance ever seen. AMD does have one ace up its sleeve, and that's the tiny die size of the Navi 14 GPU, which measures only 158 mm², compared to the 284 mm² of the NVIDIA TU116 (GTX 1650 Super, 1660, and 1660 Super). If AMD is willing to pass along that significant cost advantage, they could bring down pricing so much it would hurt NVIDIA. What does concern me is the reference design PCB and cooler. It's extremely well engineered, but that also makes it expensive, probably too expensive to sell at those price points. The RX 5500's VRM configuration is not cheap, and neither is the cooler—compare it to the coolers in today's GTX 1650 Super reviews.
Overall, the RX 5500 is a solid entry in this market segment. Just its announcement was disruptive enough to force NVIDIA to change its plans and release new updated products. The Radeon RX 5500 reference design can definitely impress, so let's hope AMD figures out retail channel availability soon, and board partners can release their custom designs. Assuming pricing will end up at $150 or below, I'm giving this card "Recommended" and "Great Value".