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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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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 580 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 580 is 2 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 31% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $89.99 vs $129.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Radeon RX 580 - $1.0 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 50 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 24% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon RX 550 - 112 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
86%
Price, $
$129.99
69%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
19%
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
| $79 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-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 | 1257 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 580
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
12 FPS
$66.58/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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18 FPS
$54.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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21 FPS
$66.62/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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40 FPS
$29.98/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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16 FPS
$68/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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53 FPS
$17.4/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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14 FPS
$78.49/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$24.56/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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34 FPS
$22.47/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
$25.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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