AMD Radeon RX 640
VS
Radeon 550
AMD Radeon RX 640
VS
Radeon 550

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

556
Place in performance rating
not rated
Polaris
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Polaris 23
Code name
no data
Laptop
Type
no data
12 August 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
20 April 2017 (4 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$79
$193
Price now
$341 (4.3x MSRP)
7.11
Value for money
no data
Polaris 12
GPU code name
Lexa
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

512
Pipelines
no data
1218 MHz
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
1218 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
2,200 million
Transistor count
no data
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
50 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
38.98
Texture fill rate
37.86
640
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
1218 MHz
Boost clock speed
1183 MHz
2,200 million
Number of transistors
2,200 million
50 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
50 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550.

PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
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Length
145 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
None
large
Laptop size
no data

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 640 and Radeon 550 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
112.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
56 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550 is the additional functionality.

+
FreeSync
no data
+
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.4
Shader Model
6.4
2.0
OpenCL
2.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 640 and Radeon 550 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 640 or Radeon 550 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 640
Radeon 550
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 640
Radeon 550
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 640
Radeon 550
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 640
Radeon 550
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 640
Radeon 550
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 640

6.54% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($193 vs $341 (4.3x MSRP))

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (112.0 GB/s vs 56 GB/s)

Advantages of Radeon 550

There is no accountable advantage

So, AMD Radeon RX 640 or Radeon 550?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 640 .

AMD Radeon RX 640 versus Radeon 550 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Radeon RX 640
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Radeon 550