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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $99
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 560 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 560 is 2 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 55% cheaper than Radeon RX 560 - $89.99 vs $201.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Valheim than Radeon RX 560 - $1.67 vs $3.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 560 - 50 vs 75 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Radeon RX 550 - 58 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
54
93%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/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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VisionTek Radeon RX 560 4GB GDDR5 4M 4K Graphics Card, 4 Mini DisplayPort, 7.1 Surround Sound, PCI Express, Low-Profile GPU, ATX & SFF - 901278
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 560
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
46%
Radeon RX 560
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
20.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
81.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
$79 | MSRP | $99 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1175 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1275 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 560
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
24 FPS
$33.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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26 FPS
$38.07/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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27 FPS
$51.81/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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25 FPS
$43.52/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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39 FPS
$23.64/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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37 FPS
$31.86/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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31 FPS
$24.64/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$27.74/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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24 FPS
$43.08/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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37 FPS
$34.3/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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