RX 550 benchmark with FX-8120 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality

The RX 550 is more suitable for budget PC builds and less demanding games. With current 2048 MB RAM, the RX 550 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The RX 550 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With regards to max load temperature, the RX 550 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. This combination between RX 550 and AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between RX 550 and AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the RX 550 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

RX 550 benchmark with FX-8120 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality
AMD Radeon RX 550
Price $ 74.0
Year 2017
Maximum Recorded Temperature 57C
Max Fan Noise 36.2dB
Recommended Power Supply 400W
Benchmark CPU AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core ($99.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -7.7 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -40.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 43.1 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 32.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 28.5 FPS
Average 4K Performance 20.7 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 5.8
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.0
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 9.4
4K Cost Per Frame $ 13.6
Series RX 550
Variant AMD Radeon RX 550
Overall Combination Score 68/100 Good

The RX 560 might be the entry-level flagship of the latest GCN 4.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the RX 550 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 79. AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 550, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GT 1030, the RX 550 was 6.5 % faster.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
46.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
40.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
20.1 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
25.6 FPS

The RX 550 sits between the RX 560 and the GT 1030, falling slower than RX 560 by 30.2% and faster than GT 1030 by 21.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. For this benchmark, there is no hope for RX 550 against the RX 560. Against its rival - the GT 1030, the RX 550 is much slower. Compared to its higher sibling, the RX 550 was much slower than the RX 560 by more than 20%.

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
80.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
66.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
64.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
33.6 FPS

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
46.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
40.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
20.1 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
25.6 FPS

The RX 550 sits between the RX 560 and the GT 1030, falling slower than RX 560 by 30.2% and faster than GT 1030 by 21.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. For this benchmark, there is no hope for RX 550 against the RX 560. Against its rival - the GT 1030, the RX 550 is much slower. Compared to its higher sibling, the RX 550 was much slower than the RX 560 by more than 20%.

Grand Theft Auto V (2015)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
76.5 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
66.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
61.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
36.9 FPS

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
103.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
91.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
46.2 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
58.4 FPS

The RX 550 sits between the RX 560 and the GT 1030, falling slower than RX 560 by 29.2% and faster than GT 1030 by 21%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. For this benchmark, there is no hope for RX 550 against the RX 560. Against its rival - the GT 1030, the RX 550 is much slower. Compared to its higher sibling, the RX 550 was much slower than the RX 560 by more than 20%.

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35.0
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35.5
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14.1
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69.9
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31.9
2020 Death Stranding
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36.1
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25.0
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35.3
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20.1
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24.4
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33.6
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46.5
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23.5
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54.2
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26.4
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46.2
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20.4
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30.2
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46.5
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23.5
2018 Final Fantasy XV
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43.4
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39.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
20
33.6
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27
46.5
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38.5
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19
32.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
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34.1
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48.3
2018 Battlefield V
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41.8
2017 Dawn of War III
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56.7
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39.6
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
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32.7
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56.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
19
32.2
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24
41.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
25
42.3
2017 For Honor
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53.9
2017 Project CARS 2
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40.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
47.3
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
19
33.3
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
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34.1
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
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34.7
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72.5
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52.1
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54.4
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48.3
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55.4
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37.4
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129.1
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45.2
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43.6
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41.8
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47.8
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57
95.2
2009 League of Legends
94
157.6

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25.6
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10
18.2
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10
17.0
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8
13.4
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8
13.4
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6
11.4
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10
17.0
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13
23.2
2023 Armored Core VI
13
23.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
10.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
18.2
2023 Remnant II
6
11.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
15.4
2023 Atomic Heart
9
15.0
2023 Starfield
5
10.0
2022 Elden Ring
12
20.4
2022 God of War
12
21.0
2022 Overwatch 2
21
35.5
2022 F1 22
10
18.2
2022 Dying Light 2
10
18.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
19.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
18
30.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12
21.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
21.0
2021 Halo Infinite
10
17.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
13
22.9
2021 Hitman 3
15
26.1
2021 Far Cry 6
15
25.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
15
26.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
14
24.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
17.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
12.4
2020 Valorant
35
59.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
15
25.8
2020 Death Stranding
17
29.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
18.9
2020 Godfall
14
25.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
18.9
2019 Apex Legends
16
27.3
2019 Anthem
11
19.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
27.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
33.3
2019 Metro Exodus
11
18.9
2019 World War Z
24
41.5
2019 Gears of War 5
14
24.7
2019 F1 2019
17
29.1
2019 GreedFall
16
27.3
2019 Borderlands 3
11
19.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
20
35.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
17.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
24.7
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
21
36.6
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
5
9.6
2018 Final Fantasy XV
21
35.3
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
16
27.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
17
28.5
2018 Fallout 76
16
26.7
2018 Hitman 2
16
26.7
2018 Just Cause 4
14
24.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
25.3
2018 Strange Brigade
21
35.5
2018 Battlefield V
18
30.2
2017 Dawn of War III
23
38.5
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18
30.8
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
17
28.5
2017 Destiny 2
29
49.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
15
25.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
14
23.5
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19
32.2
2017 For Honor
20
34.1
2017 Project CARS 2
17
29.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
43.6
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
18
31.6
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
14
24.7
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
19
32.2
2016 Doom
31
52.6
2016 F1 2016
25
42.6
2016 Hitman
24
41.0
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
20
35.0
2016 The Division
19
31.9
2016 Total War: Warhammer
20
33.9
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25
42.3
2016 Overwatch
21
35.5
2016 Dishonored 2
16
27.0
2015 DiRT Rally
27
45.5
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
16
27.3
2015 The Witcher 3
17
28.8
2015 Rocket League
38
64.7
2015 Need For Speed
21
36.4
2015 Project CARS
20
34.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
50.1
2013 Crysis 3
16
27.3
2013 Battlefield 4
19
33.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
82.1
2009 League of Legends
59
98.4

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
14
23.8
2019 Anthem
10
17.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
13
22.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
27.6
2019 Metro Exodus
10
17.0
2019 World War Z
21
36.1
2019 Gears of War 5
13
22.0
2019 F1 2019
15
26.1
2019 GreedFall
12
21.7
2019 Borderlands 3
9
16.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
18
30.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
15.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
22.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
18
31.1
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
7
12.7
2018 Final Fantasy XV
19
32.2
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
13
23.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
15
25.6
2018 Fallout 76
13
22.6
2018 Hitman 2
14
23.5
2018 Just Cause 4
12
20.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
20.7
2018 Strange Brigade
18
30.2
2018 Battlefield V
15
26.4
2017 Dawn of War III
19
31.9
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
15
26.4
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
13
22.6
2017 Destiny 2
24
41.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
13
22.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
11
19.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
29.6
2017 For Honor
17
28.5
2017 Project CARS 2
17
29.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
25
42.8
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
12
20.4
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
17
29.9
2016 Doom
26
43.9
2016 F1 2016
22
36.9
2016 Total War: Warhammer
17
28.8
2016 Battlefield 1
21
35.8
2016 Overwatch
17
29.6
2016 Dishonored 2
15
26.1
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
13
22.3
2015 Rocket League
31
52.9
2015 Need For Speed
19
33.0
2015 Project CARS
19
32.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
24
40.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
83.0
2009 League of Legends
46
77.6

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
19.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
12.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
12.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
7.9
2023 Forspoken
4
7.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
6.4
2023 Dead Space
4
7.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
14.1
2023 Armored Core VI
8
14.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
11.0
2023 Remnant II
3
6.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
8.2
2023 Atomic Heart
5
10.0
2023 Starfield
4
7.1
2022 Elden Ring
7
12.4
2022 God of War
10
17.0
2022 Overwatch 2
16
28.2
2022 F1 22
8
14.1
2022 Dying Light 2
8
14.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
15.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
13
22.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
14.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
17.0
2021 Halo Infinite
7
12.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
9
15.4
2021 Hitman 3
10
17.0
2021 Far Cry 6
9
15.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
15.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
17.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
12.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
10.0
2020 Valorant
31
52.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9
15.0
2020 Death Stranding
11
18.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
6
10.7
2020 Godfall
7
13.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
13.1
2019 Apex Legends
10
17.6
2019 Anthem
7
11.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
9
15.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
18.2
2019 Metro Exodus
7
12.7
2019 World War Z
15
26.1
2019 Gears of War 5
9
16.3
2019 F1 2019
11
19.8
2019 GreedFall
7
12.7
2019 Borderlands 3
6
11.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
13
22.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
11.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
16.3
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
12
21.7
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
8
14.4
2018 Final Fantasy XV
14
25.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
9
16.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
11
19.5
2018 Fallout 76
9
15.7
2018 Hitman 2
10
17.6
2018 Just Cause 4
8
14.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
13.4
2018 Strange Brigade
12
21.0
2018 Battlefield V
11
19.8
2017 Dawn of War III
12
21.0
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
11
18.9
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
8
13.7
2017 Destiny 2
16
27.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
9
15.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
7
13.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
14
23.5
2017 For Honor
11
18.9
2017 Project CARS 2
15
25.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
37.4
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
8
13.7
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
14
24.1
2016 Doom
17
29.6
2016 F1 2016
16
27.0
2016 Total War: Warhammer
11
19.8
2016 Battlefield 1
14
25.0
2016 Overwatch
11
19.8
2016 Dishonored 2
13
22.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
8
14.4
2015 Rocket League
20
34.1
2015 Need For Speed
15
25.6
2015 Project CARS
15
25.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
15
26.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
45
75.3
2009 League of Legends
27
46.2
RX 550 with FX-8120 at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
RX 550 with FX-8120 at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
RX 550 with FX-8120 at 4K and Medium Quality settings

RX 550 Specifications

RX 550 Board Design

Board NumberD090-01
Length5.7 inches 145 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort
Power ConnectorsNone
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP50 W

RX 550 Clock Speeds

Boost Clock1183 MHz
GPU Clock1100 MHz
Memory Clock1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective

RX 550 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8
GenerationPolaris (RX 500)
Launch Price79 USD
ProductionActive
Release DateApr 20th, 2017

RX 550 Graphics Features

DirectX12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL2
OpenGL4.5
Shader Model6
Vulkan1.1.82

RX 550 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureGCN 4.0
Die Size103 mm²
GPU NameLexa
GPU VariantLexa PRO (215-0904018)
Process Size14 nm
Transistors2,200 million

RX 550 Memory

Bandwidth112.0 GB/s
Memory Bus128 bit
Memory Size2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

RX 550 Render Config

Compute Units8
ROPs16
Shading Units512
TMUs32

RX 550 Theoretical Performance

FP16 (half) performance1,211 GFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float) performance1,211 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance75.71 GFLOPS (1:16)
Pixel Rate18.93 GPixel/s
Texture Rate37.86 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

AMD Radeon RX 550 review: A thrilling budget graphics card with a perplexing price The laser-focused Radeon RX 550 could have been the graphics card e-sports enthusiasts were waiting for.
Radeon RX 550 is AMD’s first graphics card based on new silicon since its Polaris 11-based Radeon RX 460. The company says RX 550 is 1080p-capable in a number of popular e-sports games, adding ...
AMD's total board power rating for the Radeon RX 550 is 50W, and we measured worst-case gaming power consumption at 47W. Due to aggressive throttling, MSI's RX 550 Aero ITX 2GB does even better ...
The AMD Radeon RX 550 is based on a new Polaris GPU known as Polaris 12 and internally known as Lexa Pro. This card would feature only 512 stream processors, 32 TMUs and 16 ROPs.
The AMD Radeon RX 500 series will also be utilizing a refreshed reference cooling system. All cards except the Radeon RX 550 will use dual fan cooling solutions as standard which means better cooling.
The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a graphics card by AMD, launched in July 2017. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Lexa graphics processor, in its Lexa PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.

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superscriptwrench 6 years ago
GT1030 2GB Vs RX550 2GB?Which should I take GT1030 2GB Vs RX550 2GB? please don't ask me to increase budget.
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raspdairy 6 years ago
The same performance, but GT 1030 is trustful. Don't need to care about anything like BIOS, Driver, etc...And, some lower budget than RX 550.
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alienlily 6 years ago
Rx 550 4gb vs rx 560 2gbBoth have the same cost, so what is worth more 2x vram from 550 or 2x stream processors from 560+ clock speed?
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synthesisgem 6 years ago
vram is irrelevant to actual performancethe same for stream processorsthe 560 is superiorthe gtx 1050 ti should be around the same price and is better
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playtimelearning 6 years ago
RX 550 vs GT 1030How do the RX 550 and the GT 1030 compare?If the RX 550 is better, are there any low profile single slot cards out there?
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lichentwotinos 6 years ago
The RX 550 is a little bit faster than the GT 1030. Low profile single slot cards also exist.The problem here is that the RX 550 is currently more expensive than it is really worth. It is only 14% faster but is $30-$40 more expensive.
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snakejax 6 years ago
Fanless vs fan GPUs (GT 1030/RX 550)I noticed that some manufacturers have made fanless versions of these budget GPUs. However, are there any difference in gaming performance between fanless and fan? If not, then I'll consider buying the fanless one for my silent gaming PC build
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immatureminds 6 years ago
Usually the fanless components are slower, due to lower clock speeds in order to keep temperatures down. You know how if you overclock something it runs hotter? The reverse is also true. You don't get something for nothing. If you want silence you usually have to give up some performance. The real question here is even if they are slower, does it matter? Maybe they are still fast enough to suit your purposes. For instance, maybe for you 50fps silent is better than 60fps with fan noise. On the other hand, if these low budget cards barely manage 35fps in the games you want to play, giving up even a small amount of performance is out of the question.
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leaderscab 6 years ago
RX 550, R7 250 or GT 1030?Been searching for a graphics card for a friend, prefferably one that doesnt need a 6 pin PCIE power connector, since his psu doesn't have one, and i've been stuck between these ones. Please help. Also, I'm reffering to the GDDR5 version of all the cards.
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wranglehyndburn 6 years ago
The RX550 is the best choice then, its a bit faster then the GT1030
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