Apex Legends on Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
Yes. The Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB meets Apex Legends's recommended spec. We estimate ~75 fps at 1080p high (range 60–90, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~53 fps on high). Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game requires at minimum. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 128 | 89 | 54 |
| medium | 98 | 68 | 41 |
| high | 75 | 53 | 32 |
| ultra | 60 | 42 | 25 |
Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.
Best settings
- 60 fps at 1080p: ultra preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: medium preset
- 144 fps at 1080p: not reachable
AMD card: use FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset (XeSS also works). DLSS is not available on Radeon.
What limits performance
- Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB back.
- Processor needed for ~75 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~75 fps.
Video memory
- Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB: 8 GB
- Minimum spec: 2 GB (+6 GB headroom)
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 9050 4GB
~63 fps vs 53 now (est.)
+20% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
Arc A770 16GB
~60 fps vs 32 now (est.)
+90% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Apex Legends; usually the cheapest.
Apex Legends on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 50 | 35 | -33% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 70 | 49 | -7% |
| Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB | 75 | 53 | — |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 105 | 74 | +40% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 115 | 81 | +53% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 125 | 88 | +67% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 130 | 91 | +73% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 145 | 102 | +93% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 148 | 103 | +97% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 173 | 121 | +130% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 218 | 152 | +190% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 243 | 170 | +223% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 250 | 175 | +233% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 227 | +333% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 236 | +350% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +617% |
Apex Legends on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 3070
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+
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