AMD Radeon RX 550X
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7990
AMD Radeon RX 550X
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7990

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

443
Place in performance rating
238
no data
Value for money (0-100)
6.43
GCN 4.0
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Lexa
Code name
Malta
Desktop
Type
Desktop
16 December 2018 (2 years ago)
Release date
24 April 2013 (8 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$999
$259
Price now
$1099 (1.1x MSRP)
10.29
Value for money
2.55
Lexa
GPU code name
Malta
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

512
Pipelines
2048
1100 MHz
Core clock speed
950 MHz
1183 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
2,200 million
Transistor count
4,313 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
50 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
375 Watt
37.86
Texture fill rate
128.0
1,211 gflops
Floating-point performance
2x 4,096 gflops
512
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1183 MHz
Boost clock speed
1000 MHz
2,200 million
Number of transistors
4,313 million
50 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
375 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990.

PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
145 mm
Length
307 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
96 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
288.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
+
HDMI
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (11_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon HD 7990 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX 550X or AMD Radeon HD 7990 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon HD 7990
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon HD 7990
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon HD 7990
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon HD 7990
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon HD 7990
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550X

Cheaper ($259 vs $1099 (1.1x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (50 Watt vs 375 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 3 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7990

19.27% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (2048 vs 512)

More memory bandwidth (288.0 GB/s vs 96 GB/s)

So, AMD Radeon RX 550X or AMD Radeon HD 7990?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7990 .

AMD Radeon RX 550X versus AMD Radeon HD 7990 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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