Radeon RX 550X vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Place in the ranking	668	588
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	8.34
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2022−2023)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Raphael	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 September 2022 (2 years ago)	16 December 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	512
Core clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	37.86
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	96 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_2	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2.131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−23.5%

21−24
+23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Elden Ring	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Valorant	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Dota 2	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Elden Ring	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Far Cry 5	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Fortnite	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Forza Horizon 4	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Valorant	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
World of Tanks	70−75 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Dota 2	37 −35.1%	50−55 +35.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Valorant	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Elden Ring	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
World of Tanks	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Valorant	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Fortnite	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Valorant	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%