The Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 $29.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 15% cheaper – $164.99 vs $193.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 53% less energy – 50 vs 107 Watts
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, $
$164.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
100%
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$164.99
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$246.43
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$189.00
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$159.00
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Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
64%
Min 1% FPS
20
53%
Price, $
$193.99
85%
Value, $/FPS
$4.12/FPS
54%
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$193.99
In Stock
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$82.99
In Stock
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
78%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
21%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
21%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 107 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
90.08 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
180.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
5.765 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
