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 75% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $63.6 vs $255.29
- Up to 68% better value when playing Dota 2 than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $0.48 vs $1.5 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 28% better in Dota 2 than Radeon RX 550 - 189 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
148
78.3068783068783%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€70.6
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €70.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54321 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
189
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
32%
Price, €
€283.37
24%
FPS Winner
Buy for €283.37 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54320 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
20.108349267049075%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
11.490136570561457%
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 |