Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 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 580 is 2 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 17% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon RX 550 - 197 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 31% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - €94.98 vs €136.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Radeon RX 580 - €0.57 vs €0.70 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 50 vs 185 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €136.99 on Amazon
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Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
168
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.98
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
20%
Radeon RX 580 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
$229 | MSRP | $79 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |