The Radeon RX 590 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $90.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 43% cheaper – $119.99 vs $209.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 71% less energy – 50 vs 175 Watts
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
64%
Min 1% FPS
20
54%
Price, $
$209.99
57%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
37%
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Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
44%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
38%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
17%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
17%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $279.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 175 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
49.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
222.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
7.119 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
