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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 GME 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 GME is 1054 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 25% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 GME - $89.99 vs $119.99
- Up to 3% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Radeon RX 590 GME - $1.34 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 GME - 50 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon RX 550 - 87 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
67
77%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/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 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
97%
Price, $
$119.99
74%
FPS Winner
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
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
42%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
19%
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 GME |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 9th, 2020 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
| $79 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 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 | 1380 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 590 GME
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
$57.07/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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19 FPS
$52.1/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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21 FPS
$66.62/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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16 FPS
$68/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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42 FPS
$21.95/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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38 FPS
$31.03/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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29 FPS
$26.34/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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29 FPS
$29.65/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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14 FPS
$73.86/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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38 FPS
$33.39/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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