RX 5500M 4 GB for Blender

Very slow Cycles
Below Blender’s recommended VRAM

RDNA 1.0 GPU with very low recorded Cycles performance. Not recommended as a GPU purchase for Blender rendering; if already owned, check version support and test your own scenes.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Blender Cycles score
469
24.7× slower than
VRAM
4 GB
Below Blender’s recommended VRAM
Released
2019
Render support
OpenCL
Power draw (TDP)
85 W

Technical specifications

GPU

  • ArchitectureRDNA 1.0
  • Stream processors1408
  • Compute units22
  • Boost frequency1645 MHz

Memory

  • TypeGDDR6
  • Bandwidth224 GB/s
  • Bus width128-bit

Clocks & manufacturing

  • Boost clock1645 MHz
  • Base clock1375 MHz
  • Process size7 nm
  • GPU chipNavi 14
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RX 5500M 4 GB Blender benchmarks

Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.

Blender score 469

Blender 4.3.0 · HIP · 5 runs

Junkshop
170.79s
Monster
74.17s
Classroom
175.96s
Benchmark sceneseconds
About these estimates

Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.

Blender Open Data

Is RX 5500M 4 GB good for Blender?

A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.

Tradeoffs to know

  • Meets Blender’s 2 GB VRAM minimum but falls below its 8 GB recommendation for Windows/Linux. Usability depends on GPU and driver compatibility and your scene’s memory needs.
  • Very low recorded benchmark throughput; not recommended as a GPU purchase for Blender rendering. This is editorial guidance, not an official minimum score. Check Blender-version support separately.

Who should choose it

  • RX 5500M 4 GB is not recommended as a GPU purchase for current Blender rendering.
  • Check current GPU-rendering support. Historical benchmark results are not proof of compatibility with current Blender.

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