Looking briefly at ebay, the 5500 XT goes for around 250-300 USD, while the WX2100 goes for around 50-70 USD.
And the 5500 XT has a TDP of 130 watts, vs 25 watts for the WX2100. The WX2100 is also smaller, and doesn't require additional power from the PSU, running entirely off the PCIe slot power.
Not that I'm saying it's great for gaming. But I'm running it on a IBM POWER processor which can't really play x86 games anyway, just open-source and java games (it can tank minecraft at 4k pretty nicely). It lacks an on-board accelerated GPU too, so going without isn't really an option.
I agree almost everyone should probably just get a better gaming card, but for the price this thing runs a 4k monitor great, has good video en/decoders, and a cool blue exterior ;)
And the 5500 XT has a TDP of 130 watts, vs 25 watts for the WX2100. The WX2100 is also smaller, and doesn't require additional power from the PSU, running entirely off the PCIe slot power.
Not that I'm saying it's great for gaming. But I'm running it on a IBM POWER processor which can't really play x86 games anyway, just open-source and java games (it can tank minecraft at 4k pretty nicely). It lacks an on-board accelerated GPU too, so going without isn't really an option.
I agree almost everyone should probably just get a better gaming card, but for the price this thing runs a 4k monitor great, has good video en/decoders, and a cool blue exterior ;)