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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 6500 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 6500 XT is 1735 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 44% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $89.99 vs $159.79
- Up to 15% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $1.87 vs $2.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 50 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 52% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 550 - 73 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
48
65%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/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 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.19/FPS
85%
Price, $
$159.79
56%
FPS Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
Buy for $159.79 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
| $79 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$8.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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21 FPS
$38.05/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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45 FPS
$30.31/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
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23 FPS
$43.04/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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24 FPS
$58.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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22 FPS
$49.45/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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45 FPS
$18.89/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
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36 FPS
$25.61/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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34 FPS
$34.68/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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$763.99
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