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Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 550

Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Scheda grafica GPU per PC Gaming 256-Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi Monitor Extender Decodifica 4k

Buy for 136.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
QTHREE Scheda grafica AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit, scheda video da gioco desktop per PC, PCI Express 3.0 X8, DirectX 12, GPU per computer, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D Dual Link

Buy for 94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Scheda grafica GPU per PC Gaming 256-Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi Monitor Extender Decodifica 4k

Buy for 136.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
QTHREE Scheda grafica AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit, scheda video da gioco desktop per PC, PCI Express 3.0 X8, DirectX 12, GPU per computer, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D Dual Link

Buy for 94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

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
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

197

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.7/FPS

81%

Price, €

€136.99

69%

FPS Winner

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Scheda grafica GPU per PC Gaming 256-Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi Monitor Extender Decodifica 4k

Buy for 136.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


FPS

168

85%

Value, €/FPS

€0.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€94.98

100%

Value Winner

QTHREE Scheda grafica AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit, scheda video da gioco desktop per PC, PCI Express 3.0 X8, DirectX 12, GPU per computer, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D Dual Link

Buy for 94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

44%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

20%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

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AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo

Radeon RX 550

Apr 18th, 2017Release Date
Apr 20th, 2017
PolarisGenerationPolaris
$229MSRP
$79
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus128-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth112 GB/s
1257 MHz
Base Clock Speed1100 MHz
1340 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1183 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

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