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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1735 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 44% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$149.99 vs CA$269.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Valheim than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$2.78 vs CA$3.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 50 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 41% better in Valheim than Radeon RX 550 - 76 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
54
71%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.78/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$149.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
76
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.55/FPS
78%
Price, CA$
CA$269.99
55%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
Buy for CA$269.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13487 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
| $79 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
31 FPS
CA$42.2/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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31 FPS
CA$34.36/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,065.15
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23 FPS
CA$64.05/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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39 FPS
CA$75.83/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
12 GB, 512 GB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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