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CA$269.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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CA$353.83
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CA$269.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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CA$411.21
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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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 6500 XT
- Performs up to 48% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 550 - 99 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 37% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$169.99 vs CA$269.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$2.54 vs CA$2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 50 vs 107 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.73/FPS
93%
Price, CA$
CA$269.99
62%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
67
67%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.54/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169.99
100%
Value Winner
MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU HDPC Low Profile 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort…
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
$199 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 550
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
39 FPS
CA$33.54/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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39 FPS
CA$27.31/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,065.15
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28 FPS
CA$52.61/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,473.21
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48 FPS
CA$61.61/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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