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Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 7800 XT 16GB
Workable pairing with a caveat: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 mildly bottlenecks AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB.
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 5500AM4 \u00B7 6C/12T \u00B7 65W₹8,200-9,000+GPUAMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB16GB VRAM \u00B7 263W₹46,100-50,900
Bottleneck verdict by resolution
Same engine as our builder. At 1080p the CPU does more of the work; at 4K the GPU carries the load - so the verdict changes with your monitor.
1080p
74/100
Caution
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 mildly bottlenecks AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
1440p
79/100
Caution
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 mildly bottlenecks AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
4K
87/100
Balanced
Well-balanced CPU and GPU
Completing this build
PSU
700W or higher
CPU + GPU alone draw ~348W under load. 700W covers the full build with the 30% headroom I insist on. Go 80+ Gold from a reputed brand - see our PSU tier list.
PSU Tier List India →RAM
DDR4-3200 or 3600, 2 sticks
AM4 pairs best with DDR4-3200 CL16 or 3600 CL18. Anything faster is money the memory controller won't use. 16GB (2x8GB) is the floor for gaming in 2026.
CPU + GPU cost
₹54,200-59,900
Indicative India pricing for this pair, GST included. Full builds around this combo typically land at 1.7-2.2x this figure with board, RAM, storage, PSU and case.
Verify the full build with these two parts →
Opens our builder with both parts loaded. Add the rest and get the complete GetPC Score - compatibility, warranty traps, wasted money.