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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 550 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 550 is 1290 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Performs up to 30% better in Starfield than Radeon R7 240 - 13 vs 10 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 67% cheaper than Radeon RX 550 - $29.99 vs $89.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Starfield than Radeon RX 550 - $3.0 vs $6.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 30 vs 50 Watts
Starfield
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 RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
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 RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $79 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon R7 240
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$799/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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1 FPS
$989.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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1 FPS
$1399/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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1 FPS
$1088/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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1 FPS
$922/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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1 FPS
$1179/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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1 FPS
$763.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$763.99
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1 FPS
$859.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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1 FPS
$1034/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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