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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: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 574 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 25% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - $89.99 vs $119.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Valorant than Radeon RX 590 - $0.17 vs $0.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 50 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than Radeon RX 550 - 600 vs 515 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
515
85%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/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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51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
38%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
17%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
| $79 | MSRP | $279 |
| 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 | 1469 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 590
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
313 FPS
$2.55/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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326 FPS
$3.04/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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333 FPS
$4.2/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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321 FPS
$3.39/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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415 FPS
$2.22/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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401 FPS
$2.94/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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365 FPS
$2.09/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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365 FPS
$2.36/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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313 FPS
$3.3/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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401 FPS
$3.16/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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