Mining on RX 5500 XT. Hashrate, overclocking, settings, consumption, profitability

Now, with a shortage of high-end video cards on the market due to the hype around mining, the relevance of affordable and relatively cheap GPUs, such as the AMD RX 5500XT, has increased. Mining Ethereum on this card can bring good income. In this article, we will analyze in detail the characteristics of the RX 5500 XT 8gb video card, its configuration and overclocking for mining, and also compare the hashrate on different algorithms. Let's find out how much income this video card brings per day, and calculate its payback period.

RX 5500 XT graphics card specifications

Characteristics of the RX 5500 XT
Comparison of 1660 vs 1660ti in mining, read on the website.

Internal cooling system

Let's move on to analyzing the video card itself. Let's start, as usual, with the radiator grille.

The radiator grille consists of a single, medium-sized stack and three laminated heat pipes.

The GPU is in contact with an additional copper plate. Also installed 1 more contact plate for VRAM.

Having disconnected the radiator grille, we see a clean printed circuit board. She looks good.

Removing the grille reveals a very short PCB - the cooler and backplate extend beyond the PCB by almost two inches.

However, the PCB itself is almost certainly an AMD reference design, with a 6-phase VRM for the GPU and a single-phase VRM for the memory.

The 4x1GB memory modules are supplied by Micron, and each chip is designated " 9TA77D9WCW ". GPU - tiny 158mm2 GPU Navi 14.

Please note that thermal pads are glued to the radiator grille, which serve as additional cooling for the memory and VRM.

RX 5500 XT in mining, hashrate and consumption

Let's consider the hashrate of video cards and consumption. This table should serve as a kind of benchmark for you, i.e. your values ​​should be plus or minus the same, with a slight discrepancy of up to 3-5%. For specific cards, for example Sapphire or cards with Samsung memory, you can get much better results, these are averages, overclocking and consumption optimization will be discussed below.

This card is very similar in mining to the RX 580 8Gb, read about it on the website.

Hashrate and consumption of RX 5500 XT
The rx 5500 xt hashrate is 28 mh/s.

Characteristics of Blockchain Driver AMD: detailed review

The reason for the release of this series of utilities was a significant decrease in the performance of video cards after increasing the size of the DAG file. Drivers adapted to mining stabilize the GPU, reduce power consumption while maintaining a stable hashrate.

The software has a number of features:

1. Built-in switching between gaming and mining modes. The Adrenalin Edition running Windows 10 allows you to use the graphics card for video games or hashing related blocks. The option will be useful for owners of inexpensive GPUs used in everyday tasks.
2. Support for additional video cards as part of the farm. Starting with the Crimson ReLive Edition for Blockchain Compute, the utility allows you to assemble a farm of 12 powerful video cards running Windows 10. Load statistics on video cards are reflected by the built-in GPU Workload application.
3. Compatible with various GPU models. The Adrenalin Edition series is suitable for owners of budget or top-end Radeon RX models, versions from 400 to the latest.

All driver versions released by AMD are equipped with a built-in overclocking function, as well as tools for manually changing timings.

Overclocking and tuning the RX 5500 XT

This table shows the optimal overclocking settings for the RX 5500 XT. These values ​​may vary depending on the vendor, power supply, drivers, memory chip manufacturer and the graphics chip itself. On average, your indicators should be close to those in the table. We’ll talk further about the performance of specific card models and how to overclock the RX 5500 XT.

For mining on an RX 5500 XT video card, we recommend the Binance pool, the most reliable and convenient, since it is both an exchange and a pool with minimal commissions. Read how to mine on Binance Pool on the website. As well as the Hive OS operating system. Link to register Hive OS (with the promotional code InsidePC you get $10 to your account).

For stable operation of video cards in the rig, make the correct settings on the motherboard for mining.

Overclocking the RX 5500 XT
How to overclock video cards in different operating systems?

Overclocking the RX 5500 XT on Windows

To overclock video cards in Windows, use MSI Afterburner. This is a free utility for overclocking video cards from MSI. Download MSI Afterburner from the official website and install.

Launch the program and make sure that the desired video card is selected (in case you have more than one card). If you have several identical cards, you can combine the settings for all video cards at once. Go to the “Settings” menu (gear icon) - “General” - check the box next to the “Synchronize settings of identical GPUs” option.

Let's start overclocking. If for some reason the frequency and voltage change sliders are not available, go back to the “Settings” menu (gear icon) - “General” - check the box next to the “Allow video adapter control and monitoring” option.

• Change the core frequency ( Core Clock ) - change the slider of the same name Core Clock (Mhz) .
• Change the memory frequency ( Memory Clock ) - change the slider of the same name Core Clock (Mhz) .
• Change the power limit ( Power Limit) - change the slider of the same name Power Limit (%) .

All the values ​​you need to focus on are in the table above.

Overclocking the RX 5500 XT in NiceHash

If you mine through Nicehash, overclock your video card using Msi Afterburner, as described above.

Overclocking the RX 5500 XT in Hive OS

Register in Hive OS. Using our link and promo code “InsidePC”, you get $10 on your balance. For a full description of the system and a step-by-step guide to setting up and launching mining on Hive OS, read and study on our website.

STEP 1 - Select a farm. In the Farms tab, select the desired farm.

STEP 2 - Selecting a worker. We go to the required worker (workers), in which there are 5500 XT.

STEP 3 - Overclocking window. Each card in Riga (worker) has a speedometer icon, as well as a common speedometer icon for all cards in Riga (worker). You can overclock or customize a specific map, or all maps at once, by selecting the speedometer labeled ALL. Here you can set overclocking settings for all Nvidia or AMD cards.

STEP 4 - Overclocking or tuning . We write down the acceleration values. ATTENTION !!! In Hive OS and later in Rave OS, the process of overclocking the memory clock (Memory Clock) is different from overclocking in Windows. You add the frequency multiplied by 2. That is. if we need to add +500Mhz from memory, we add +1000Mhz. Thus, we will increase the memory frequency by +500Mhz.

• Next, you need to set the core overclocking value in the Core Clock Mhz field. This is an absolute value, enter the value from the table.
• In the Memory Clock, Mhz field, set the memory overclocking values ​​(remember, the frequency is multiplied by 2).
• Power Limit - the power limit is indicated in watts, and not as a percentage as in MSI Afterburner. How to find out your consumption? Look in the table above for the consumption in watts opposite the hashrate and set this limit, and then test, if necessary, you can add or decrease.

If the hashrate values ​​are far from the table, make sure that you have set the voltage limit correctly; the card may not have enough voltage and will underestimate the hashrate.

Step 5 - Save changes . To save, click “Apply”.

Overclocking the RX 5500 XT in Rave OS

First of all, register in Rave OS. We will be grateful if you register using our link, this greatly helps the development of the site. If you have difficulties with this system, read about mining in Rave OS on our website.

Step 1 - Selecting a worker . Go to the Workers tab.

Workers tab in RaveOS

Step 2 - Setting up a worker . Go to the worker settings (Edit worker).

Step 3 - Overclocking and configuration . Let's go to the Tunning tab. And set the values ​​for overclocking:

• In the Core Clock offset, Mhz field we set the value of the core frequency.
• In the Memory Clock offset, Mhz field, set the value of the video memory frequency, it works the same as in Hive OS, we multiply the frequency by 2. That is if you need 500Mhz, set it to 1000Mhz.
• Power limit, W — power limit in watts. The power limit is indicated in watts, and not as a percentage as in MSI Afterburner. How to find out your consumption? Look in the table above for the consumption in watts opposite the hashrate and set this limit, and then test, if necessary, you can add or decrease.

Step 4 - Save changes . Click the “Save & Apply” button.

Important information on overclocking!

We take the values ​​for overclocking and card settings from the table above. These are optimal values ​​for good hashrate and relatively energy-efficient mode. No one is stopping you from independently exploring the limits of your card. You can increase the frequencies to increase the hashrate, or reduce the power limit to reduce consumption.

HOWEVER, REMEMBER, YOU DO ALL THESE PROCEDURES AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

How do you know if the card is overclocked or there is not enough voltage?

If you have unsuccessfully overclocked your video card, you may see one of the following signals:

1. Artifacts on the screen in the form of stripes, squares, and other geometric shapes.
2. Screen flickering.
3. Invalid balls.
4. Card dump.

Most often, you shouldn’t worry about this; this is normal behavior of the video card when trying to find the maximum overclocking capabilities of the card.

Thermal photographs

All thermal images were taken under maximum load for a general overview and understanding of the cooling system with a slight overclocking of the core and memory.

Having installed the thermal camera on top, we see that the GPU temperature does not exceed 51 degrees. This is an excellent indicator.

However, it is worth understanding that the card’s maximum consumption is only 140 Watts, which is in fact very little by modern standards.

Please note that the coolers do their job perfectly, the residual heat is dissipated and is not stored inside the card.

Having installed the camera from the back of the video card, where the backplate is located, we see that the GPU temperature does not exceed 44 degrees. Also an excellent indicator.

Efficiency of RX 5500 XT in mining

Energy efficiency in Ethereum mining

Energy efficiency of the RX 5500 XT is 0.35 MH/W.

How to calculate energy efficiency? We divide the productivity in MH/s by the consumption W.

Watt consumption per 1 megahash in Ethereum mining

RX 5500 XT - 2.85W.

Consumption per 1 Mh/s is calculated by dividing the consumed watts by the number of megahash.

Cost per 1 megahash in money

You can calculate this indicator for yourself; to do this, divide the cost of the card by the number of megahashes.

Reasons for installing drivers

The software package under the general name AMDGPU-Pro Compute Driver (or Blockchain Driver) running Windows or Linux is compatible with all GPU models from AMD Radeon.

The mining driver solves a number of problems:

1. Unstable operation of the GPU after overclocking. Manually setting timings during mining reduces the stability of the board and increases the operating temperature. Blockchain Driver ensures optimal fan speed, extending the life of installed GPUs.
2. Low GPU performance when installing standard drivers. GPUs out of the box are adapted for processing graphic information, but mining involves solving a stream of similar computing tasks. The release of Mining Driver speeds up the operation of graphics adapters as part of a mining rig.
3. Increasing the Ethereum DAG file. Due to the unlimited emission of the Ethereum coin, the number of calculations increases, and more and more video card RAM is required. The AMDGPU-Pro Mining driver stabilizes block hashing on the GPU regardless of the blockchain size.

Various Radeon drivers are adapted for mining, and the application installation process is standard. The user downloads the executable file, removes old versions of the software and starts initialization. There is no need to enable a special processing mode or install the AMD Compute Switcher application before you get started.