Now, intoday's one, wearetaking a lookbackattheAMGradioonour X 5 50 thetwogigabyteversionofftheentrylevelgraphicscard.
Nowdon't confusethisGPUwiththerecentlyreleasedour X 5500 or 5500 x t becausethisiscertainlyknowthattheRx 5 50 is a cardthatwasreleasedbyAMDayin 2000 and 17 early 2017.
I mean, ifyoulivesomewherewhereyouknowtheexchangerateisonepoundthio 100,000 ofsomething, thenit's notgonnabeunder 100.
Butyougetthegistofwhere I'm goinghereanyway, enoughramblingbecausetodaywearetaking a lookspecificallyatthe M s I Aargh I t X versionoftheRx 5 51 ofmyfavoriteversionsoffthecard.
It's a smallcardrequiresnosixpinpowerconnector, andbecauseofitssize, itcanfitinprettymuchanysystemoutthere, oratleast a lotofsystemsoutthereonitsideal.
Eventoday, fourpiecesthathave a prettyweakpowersupplynow, althoughitcostslessthan £100 ordollarsoreurosbrandnewthesedaysyoucanfindoneforabout 50.
NoEmpireunknownsbattlegroundsareactuallykeptthings a 10 80 p andusedtheverylowingamepreset.
I probablycouldhavebumpedthingsuptoeitherlow, maybeevenmedium, but I foundthatwiththelowestsettingshere, thingsranverynicelyandthegamewasfreefromhiccupsormicrostater's Anythinglikethat.
Wesawatleast 40 F B s onaverageatfullHDresolution, thoughifyouwanttogetcloserto 60 then I'm afraidit's goingtoneed a dropto 900 p oreven 7 20 p with a G B.
Youlikethisone.
I haven't hadmuchexperiencewiththeRx 5 50 so I wasn't toosurewhattoexpect.
I remembercheckingout a coupleofyearsago, I thinkwhenitfirstcameout, I probablycomparedittothe 10 30.
Itseemstohavefallenofftheradar a littlebit.
Andpeoplecertainlydon't talkaboutitasmuchastheydothe 10 30 thesedays, whichstillremains a prettypopularchoiceforbudgetgamers.
Ifyou'd liketosee a comparisoninthefuturebetweenthe 5 50 inthe 10 13 2020 thenpleaseletmeknow, because I'd behappytodothat.
NowTheOuterWorldsis a nogo.
A 10 80 p willexperiencefrequentdrops, but 900 p withthelowsettingsandthegameseemstorunfineonthiscard.
Therewere a fewhiccupshereinthere, but I'venoticedthatthattendstobesomethingalltoocommonwiththeelderworlds.
There's nogettingaroundthatat 900 p, though.
Well, weareseeingatleast a solid 30 f.
P.
S onaverageandwith a cardthatcostme £45 Well, I can't complaintoomuchnow.
MetroExoduscrashedfirsttimearoundat 10 80 p.
Sowehadtolovethingsto 900 p withthelowpresetinordertosee 30 framespersecond.
However, thiswasrathershortlived, althoughthegamestartedoffquitewellaswemadeourwayintothisCaspianlevelhere, theframeratesoondroptothemidtwenties.
Andevenwhen I changedtheresolutionto 7 20 p, well, itdidn't helpontheframeratehoveredaroundthemidtwentiessortofhighteens.
Itreallywasn't a fantasticexperience, butmetricsthatthisis a verydemandinggameandit's theonlygame I reallyhadsignificanttroublewithtoday.
Asyoucantell, I wastargeting 30 f p s throughouttheas I mentionedbefore, Anyonelookingfor 60 F.
P s on a cardlikethisiseithergoingtohavedoupgradethecardorrunat a lowerresolution.
Thoughbearinmind, runningat 60 FBsisn't goingtobepossibleevenat 7 20 p Insomegameskingdomcomedeliveranceat 10.
A teepeewiththelowsettingsranat 30 framespersecond, atleastonaverage, whichwasquite a surprisingresult.
Thismayveryasyougettowardsbusiertownsbutwhenyou'reoutandaboutinthecountryside, thingsarequitegoodNow I wasprobablypushingthiscard a littlebitwithfarCryfiveat 10.
80 p 900 p wouldcertainlyhavebeanthewaytogohere.
Butwiththelow, presetOndaResoluteResolutionNice.
A resolutionof 100% scalingthatsentencedidn't evenmakesense.
80 p withthemediumsettingsgrantedusatleast 30 f B s.
Onaverage, therewillbe a fewdropshereandthere.
Anyonelookingforcloserto 60 shouldonceagainconsider 900 or 7 20 p.
Butanyonelookingfor a 10 80 p experiencewith 30 FBSpluswell, mediumiscertainlyyourbestbet.
Nextup, it's Crisisthree, andthiswas a fairlysurprisingresult.
Weactuallyaveragedquitecloseto 60 a 10 80 p.
I knowit's anoldgame, butitisverygraphicallyimpressiveeventoday.
Sotoseecloseto 60 f p s well, thatwasprettycool.
Ifyouwanted 60 oratleast 60 that 900 p wouldbebetterbecauseweareactuallyrunningatthelowestsettingswithAuntie A leasingoffaswellhere.
Sotheonlythingwecandonowischangetheresolution.
Okay, soinBattlefieldfive, I testedoutthetanklevelonceagain, a prettydemandinglevelthat's allforfivetendstomemoreCPUintensive, butitalsorequires a decentgraphicscardinordertohitthoseplayableframeratesattheultrasettings.
Thesedays, though, it's notashardof a taskasitwaswhenthisgamefirstcameoutbut a 10 80 p lo.