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CA$139.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP $79
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MSRP $79
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CA$119.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP $229
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MSRP $229
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CA$226.87
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Same as Founder's Edition
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CA$144.34
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CA$190.19
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 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 580 is 2 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 38% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - CA$139.99 vs CA$226.87
- Up to 30% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Radeon RX 580 - CA$1.01 vs CA$1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 50 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 14% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon RX 550 - 158 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
138
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
100%
Value Winner
MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU HDPC Low Profile 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort…
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Updated 242 minutes ago
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
158
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.44/FPS
70%
Price, CA$
CA$226.87
61%
FPS Winner
XFX RX-580P8DFD6 Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card
Buy for CA$226.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
20%
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550 | vs | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
$79 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
PC Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 580
With selected game settings
87 FPS
CA$6.83/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Athlon 3000G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$593.99
In Stock
82 FPS
CA$17.97/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,473.21
In Stock
100 FPS
CA$7.12/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$711.99
In Stock
82 FPS
CA$21.04/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 8 TB HDD
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CA$1,725.54
In Stock
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