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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT 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 5500 XT is 966 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 35% cheaper than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $89.99 vs $139.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $2.31 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 50 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 51% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon RX 550 - 59 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
39
66%
Value, $/FPS
$2.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.36/FPS
97%
Price, $
$139
64%
FPS Winner
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger D 4G OC GDDR6 DisplayPort HDMI 128-bit 8K FreeSync 2 HDR 14 Gbps Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
23%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi |
| $79 | MSRP | $169 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 5500 XT
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
18 FPS
$44.39/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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22 FPS
$45/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$60.83/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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16 FPS
$68/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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28 FPS
$32.93/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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25 FPS
$47.16/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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22 FPS
$34.73/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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22 FPS
$39.09/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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18 FPS
$57.44/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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25 FPS
$50.76/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,269
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