Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 and Radeon RX 580 2048SP, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.08

RX 580 2048SP outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking550276
Place by popularity2152
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Power efficiency9.719.11
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameLexaPolaris 20
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)15 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores5122048
Core clock speed1100 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1284 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86164.4
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS5.259 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs32128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 550 7.08
RX 580 2048SP 19.93
+181%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 550 2728
RX 580 2048SP 7681
+182%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.08 19.93
Recency 20 April 2017 15 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt

RX 550 has 200% lower power consumption.

RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 181.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.


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