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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$219.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$349.14
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$449
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$499
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 116 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $86.99 vs $349.14
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 50 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 102% better in Diablo IV than Radeon RX 550 - 111 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
20.108349267049075%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
11.490136570561457%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Polaris | Generation | Vega |
$79 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX Vega 56
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1199/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
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1 FPS
$849.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$849.99
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1 FPS
$1619/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,619
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1 FPS
$1088/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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1 FPS
$859.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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1 FPS
$1034/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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1 FPS
$888.88/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$888.88
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1 FPS
$1269/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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1 FPS
$979/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$979
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1 FPS
$879/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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