MSI Releases Eight Radeon RX 5500XT Video Cards

MSI has announced eight RX 5500XT graphics cards. The manufacturer comes with Gaming X and Mech variants with options for 4GB or 8GB of gddr6 memory. An OC version with a slightly higher clock speed is also available for each model.

MSI’s RX 5500XT cards are based on Navi GPUs with 1408 stream processors. Depending on the model, the game clocks are at a maximum of 1737MHz with a turbo frequency of 1845MHz. The video cards contain 4GB or 8GB of gddr6 memory with a speed of 14Gbit/s. The video cards require a single 8pin connection.

The MSI RX 5500XT Gaming X (left) and the MSI RX 5500XT Mech

MSI comes with two different models, each with different options for memory size and clock speeds. The Gaming X is a slightly more luxurious variant with a more advanced cooling system and a backplate. The Gaming X also has RGB lighting. The Mech, in turn, uses an upgraded MSI Ventus cooler. The RX 5500XT Mech has lower clock speeds and no RGB LEDs.

There have been rumors for some time about the RX 5500XT GPU from AMD. Earlier this month, some details about these video cards appeared. It would be a consumer variant of the previously announced RX 5500, which is only available in OEM systems. It seems that the RX 5500XT is an almost exact copy of the RX 5500 GPU, with possibly extra gddr6 memory. The specifications are otherwise almost identical. The gpu-sku and tdp are still unknown, so the video cards may differ slightly there, but that seems unlikely given the other specifications.

According to MSI, the RX 5500XT Gaming X and RX 5500XT Mech will hit the market from Thursday. The manufacturer does not mention recommended retail prices.

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