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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 550

Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

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

Buy for $83.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

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

Buy for $83.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $229

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Prices and Stock
MSRP $79

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

VisionTek Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 4K Monitor Graphics Card, 4X HDMI Outputs, Radeon Freesync 2, PCI Express 3.0, DirectX 12, Bus-Powered - 901459

SRhonyra Radeon RX 550 4GB Gaming Graphics Card GDDR5 128-Bit PCIe 3.0 x8 Powered DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI Outputs

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 295 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

Performs up to 22% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Radeon RX 550 - 67 vs 55 FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

Up to 72% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $83.99 vs $299.00
Up to 66% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Radeon RX 480 - $1.53 vs $4.46 per FPS
Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 50 vs 150 Watts

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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

FPS

67

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.46/FPS

34%

Price, $

$299

28%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

FPS

55

82%

Value, $/FPS

$1.53/FPS

100%

Price, $

$83.99

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

Buy for $83.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

387

FPS

385

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

94

FPS

78

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

605

FPS

535

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

66

FPS

39

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

132

FPS

117

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

100%

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

47%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

21%

Radeon RX 480	vs	Radeon RX 550
Jun 29th, 2016	Release Date	Apr 20th, 2017
Arctic Islands	Generation	Polaris
$229	MSRP	$79
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	2 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR5
256-bit	Bus	128-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	112 GB/s
1120 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1100 MHz
1266 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1183 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 550

With selected game settings

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master Gaming PC Image

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master Gaming PC

43 FPS

$20.23/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$870

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

43 FPS

$25.3/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 5 4500

8 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,088

In Stock

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC

46 FPS

$18.7/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$859.99

In Stock

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master PC Image

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master PC

43 FPS

$24.05/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,034

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

49 FPS

$20.37/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 256 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$998

In Stock

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC

46 FPS

$19.32/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 5 5600G

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$888.88

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

49 FPS

$32.77/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,605.96

In Stock

Dell Optiplex 7070 MT Desktop PC Image

Dell Optiplex 7070 MT Desktop PC

43 FPS

$26.96/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-9700

16 GB, 256 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,159.49

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

48 FPS

$26.44/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i5-12400F

32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,269

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

49 FPS

$35.17/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,723.1

In Stock

Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 550 Popular Comparisons

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$83.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$83.99

$199.99

$83.99

$129.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$83.99

$259.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$83.99

$150.55

$83.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$83.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$83.99

$74.98

$83.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$83.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$83.99

$54.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$83.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

$83.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

$83.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

$83.99

$369.99

$83.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$214

$299

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

$299

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$299

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$299

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$299

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

$299

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$299

$199.99

$299

$129.99

$299

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$299

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$299

$259.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$299

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$299

$150.55

$299

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$299

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$299

$74.98

$299

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$299

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$299

$54.99

$299

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$299

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$299

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$299

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

$299

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

$299

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99