The Radeon RX 550 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 260X and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $10.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 57% less energy – 50 vs 115 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 5% cheaper – $199.99 vs $209.99
- A better value for money for gaming
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 260X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
96%
Min 1% FPS
20
95%
Price, $
$209.99
95%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
91%
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$209.99
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$79.95
In Stock
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
100%
Min 1% FPS
21
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 260X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 260X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 260X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
61%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
61%
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
93%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
93%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 550 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $139.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
50 W | Power Consumption | 115 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
18.93 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 17.6 GPixel/s |
| 37.86 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 61.6 GTexel/s |
| 1.211 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.971 TFLOPS |
