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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Sxhlseller RX 590-Grafikkarten, 2304SP, Echte 8 GB, GDDR5, 256 Bit, 3D-API, PC-Gaming-Karte für Radeon RX 590 mit PCI Express 3.0 X16, Dual-Lüfter

Buy for 158.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
maxsun Grafikkarten AMD Radeon RX 550 Grafikkarte 4GB Graphics Card ITX Computer PC Gaming GPU, 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for 96.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Sxhlseller RX 590-Grafikkarten, 2304SP, Echte 8 GB, GDDR5, 256 Bit, 3D-API, PC-Gaming-Karte für Radeon RX 590 mit PCI Express 3.0 X16, Dual-Lüfter

Buy for 158.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
maxsun Grafikkarten AMD Radeon RX 550 Grafikkarte 4GB Graphics Card ITX Computer PC Gaming GPU, 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for 96.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $279

Availability

MSRP $79

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 574 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

  • Performs up to 440% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon RX 550 - 27 vs 5 FPS
  • Up to 70% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon RX 550 - €5.88 vs €19.40 per FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

  • Up to 39% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - €96.99 vs €158.89
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 50 vs 175 Watts
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


FPS

27

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.88/FPS

100%

Price, €

€158.89

61%

FPS and Value Winner

Sxhlseller RX 590-Grafikkarten, 2304SP, Echte 8 GB, GDDR5, 256 Bit, 3D-API, PC-Gaming-Karte für Radeon RX 590 mit PCI Express 3.0 X16, Dual-Lüfter

Buy for 158.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


FPS

5

19%

Value, €/FPS

€19.4/FPS

30%

Price, €

€96.99

100%

maxsun Grafikkarten AMD Radeon RX 550 Grafikkarte 4GB Graphics Card ITX Computer PC Gaming GPU, 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for 96.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

38%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

17%

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo

Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo

Radeon RX 550

Nov 15th, 2018
Release DateApr 20th, 2017
PolarisGenerationPolaris
$279MSRP
$79
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus128-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth112 GB/s
1469 MHz
Base Clock Speed1100 MHz
1545 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1183 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

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