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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Scheda Video, 8G GDDR5 256-bit, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, DirectX 12, 6 PIN Additional Power Connector, PCI Express x16

Buy for 159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Scheda Video MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 Scheda Grafica 4GB GDDR5 ITX per computer PC, Gaming, Video, GPU 128-bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for 99.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Scheda Video, 8G GDDR5 256-bit, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, DirectX 12, 6 PIN Additional Power Connector, PCI Express x16

Buy for 159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Scheda Video MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 Scheda Grafica 4GB GDDR5 ITX per computer PC, Gaming, Video, GPU 128-bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for 99.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 574 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of Radeon RX 590

  • Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 550 - 388 vs 385 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

  • Up to 38% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - €99.98 vs €159.99
  • Up to 37% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX 590 - €0.26 vs €0.41 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 50 vs 175 Watts
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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


FPS

388

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.41/FPS

63%

Price, €

€159.99

62%

FPS Winner

QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Scheda Video, 8G GDDR5 256-bit, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, DirectX 12, 6 PIN Additional Power Connector, PCI Express x16

Buy for 159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


FPS

385

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.26/FPS

100%

Price, €

€99.98

100%

Value Winner

Scheda Video MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 Scheda Grafica 4GB GDDR5 ITX per computer PC, Gaming, Video, GPU 128-bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for 99.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

38%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

17%

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo

Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo

Radeon RX 550

Nov 15th, 2018
Release DateApr 20th, 2017
PolarisGenerationPolaris
$279MSRP
$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
1469 MHz
Base Clock Speed1100 MHz
1545 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1183 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

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