Gaming PC build Radeon RX 480 Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB, Core i5-6500 3.2GHz, 16GB performance review

A gaming PC with the Core i5-6500 3.2GHz, paired with a Radeon RX 480 Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB graphics card and 16 GD RAM can play 266 of the 1000 top recommended requirements games. This PC’s weak point is the Core i5-6500 3.2GHz, and the best performing hardware is the 16 GB RAM.

This PC’s performance can be benchmarked against todays most popular game, Red Dead Redemption 2. To summarise, the Radeon RX 480 Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB is very capable of playing Red Dead Redemption 2. Our assessment here for resolution size puts it at 1440p for optimum frame rates when considering graphics quality versus resolution. Lets take a quick look at some figures to help us decide whether we are Low vs Ultra. 1440p Low setting: 109 FPS, 1440p Medium setting: 86 FPS, 1440p High setting: 58 FPS, 1440p Ultra setting: 41 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order - Low vs Ultra summary, certainly a good resolution range for this game would be 1080p. Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order will get a 1080p Low 91 FPS, or 1080p Medium 72 FPS, and a passable 1080p High 48 FPS, whereas the 1080p Ultra can still get up to 35 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - To summarise, the Radeon RX 480 Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB is very capable of playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Our assessment here for resolution size puts it at 1440p for optimum frame rates when considering graphics quality versus resolution. Lets take a quick look at some figures to help us decide whether we are Low vs Ultra. 1440p Low setting: 109 FPS, 1440p Medium setting: 86 FPS, 1440p High setting: 58 FPS, 1440p Ultra setting: 41 FPS.