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CA$149.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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CA$169.99
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CA$129.99
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Boost Clock
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CA$278.42
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CA$117.96
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 116 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 86% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$149.99 vs CA$1068.84
- Up to 83% better value when playing Minecraft than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$0.29 vs CA$1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 50 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 22% better in Minecraft than Radeon RX 550 - 629 vs 517 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
517
82%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
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
Buy for CA$149.99 on Amazon
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Updated 17056 minutes ago
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
629
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.7/FPS
17%
Price, CA$
CA$1068.84
14%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/ Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
Buy for CA$1,068.84 on Amazon
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Updated 17056 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
20%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
11%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Polaris | Generation | Vega |
| $79 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX Vega 56
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
385 FPS
CA$3.4/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,308.15
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385 FPS
CA$2.77/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,065.15
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328 FPS
CA$4.49/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,473.21
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430 FPS
CA$6.88/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
12 GB, 512 GB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$2,957.48
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