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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 1113 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 153% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon RX 550 - 76 vs 30 FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 19 vs 50 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R5 230 or Radeon RX 550
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
17 FPS
$52.82/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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2 FPS
$399.5/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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4 FPS
$212.5/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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5 FPS
$323.8/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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3 FPS
$362.67/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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2 FPS
$517/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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10 FPS
$88.89/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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15 FPS
$84.6/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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15 FPS
$65.27/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$58.6/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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