The Radeon RX 550 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 580 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $63.06 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 73% less energy – 50 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 33% cheaper – $126.12 vs $189.18
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon RX 580 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
67%
Min 1% FPS
20
57%
Price, €
€189.18
66%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
45%
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€189.18
In Stock
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€72.06
In Stock
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, €
€126.12
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.8/FPS
100%
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€126.12
In Stock
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€224.32
In Stock
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N/A
Out of Stock
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon RX 580 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon RX 580 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon RX 580 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
44%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
44%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
20%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
20%
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 550 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
50 W | Power Consumption | 185 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 18.93 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 42.88 GPixel/s |
| 37.86 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 193 GTexel/s |
| 1.211 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.175 TFLOPS |
