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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 295 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 69% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $91.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 480 - $4.18 vs $8.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 50 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 55% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 550 - 34 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
22
64%
Value, $/FPS
$4.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
20%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Polaris | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $79 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 480
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$799/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$989.9/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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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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10 FPS
$92.2/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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4 FPS
$191/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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9 FPS
$131/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$769.26/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$215/FPS
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$1034/FPS
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