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Base Clock
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Base Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 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 5500 XT is 966 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 81% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon RX 550 - 58 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 60% cheaper than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $91.99 vs $229.99
- Up to 28% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $2.87 vs $3.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 50 vs 130 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.97/FPS
72%
Price, $
$229.99
39%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
32
55%
Value, $/FPS
$2.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
23%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Navi | Generation | Polaris |
$169 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 5500 XT or Radeon RX 550
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
5 FPS
$159.8/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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7 FPS
$141.41/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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8 FPS
$174.88/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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7 FPS
$155.43/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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19 FPS
$48.53/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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12 FPS
$63.67/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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17 FPS
$69.35/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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9 FPS
$85.47/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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12 FPS
$71.67/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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5 FPS
$206.8/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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