Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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
- 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 110% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon RX 550 - 63 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 |