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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 60% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$129.99 vs CA$323.81
- 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 103% better in The Outer Worlds than Radeon RX 550 - 67 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
21.014653641207815%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21.009988901220865%
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
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
17 FPS
CA$86.66/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$58.85/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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17 FPS
CA$101.5/FPS
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8 GB, 8 TB HDD
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