Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $649

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-Coverage Cold Plate, 240mm Radiator, 600mm tubing, GPU Tweak II)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms 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 6800 XT is 1287 days newer than Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

Up to 70% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $1.25 vs $4.20 per FPS
Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 50 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800 XT

Performs up to 237% better in Resident Evil Village than Radeon RX 550 - 226 vs 67 FPS
Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 16 vs 2 GB

This is a free version of Resident Evil Village.

Resident Evil Village

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

FPS

30%

Value, $/FPS

$1.25/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 448 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

226

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.2/FPS

30%

Price, $

$949.99

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for $949.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 448 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

153

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

177

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

399

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

535

FPS

878

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

138

FPS

223

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 550	vs	Radeon RX 6800 XT
Apr 20th, 2017	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Polaris	Generation	Navi II
$79	MSRP	$649
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
None	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	256-bit
112 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1100 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1825 MHz
1183 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2250 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz