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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 1735 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 27% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - £109.99 vs £151.23
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 50 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 73% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon RX 550 - 45 vs 26 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Radeon RX 550 - £3.36 vs £4.23 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
45
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£151.23
72%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
| $79 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
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