General info
The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 550. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.
Technical specs
Choose the best graphics card between Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 550 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 550.
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 Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 550 can be seen in this section.
Video outputs and ports
The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 550, the size and number of monitors.
API support
The difference in supported APIs is Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 550. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.
Gaming performance
Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon 550 and AMD Radeon RX 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 Radeon 550 or AMD Radeon RX 550 good for gaming.
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low
1280x720 |
med.
1920x1080 |
high
1920x1080 |
ultra
1920x1080 |
QHD
2560x1440 |
4K
3840x2160 |
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| Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) | Radeon 550 | ||||||
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| Death Stranding (2020) | Radeon 550 | ||||||
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| F1 2020 (2020) | Radeon 550 | ||||||
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| Gears Tactics (2020) | Radeon 550 | ||||||
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| Doom Eternal (2020) | Radeon 550 | ||||||
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| 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 Radeon 550
Cheaper ($341 (4.3x MSRP) vs $851 (10.8x MSRP))
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
12.26% faster in synthetic tests
More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)
More memory bandwidth (112.0 GB/s vs 56 GB/s)
So, Radeon 550 or AMD Radeon RX 550?
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 550 .
Radeon 550 versus AMD Radeon RX 550 performance benchmarks comparison
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