RTX A2000 vs Radeon RX 550X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550X with RTX A2000, including specs and performance data.

RX 550X
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.93

RTX A2000 outperforms RX 550X by a whopping 499% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking588139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.99
Power efficiency8.1334.81
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameLexaGA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 December 2018 (6 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores5123328
Core clock speed1100 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86124.8
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 4.0 x16
Length145 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s288.0 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 DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 550X 5.93
RTX A2000 35.54
+499%

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 550X 2286
RTX A2000 13695
+499%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RX 550X 11306
RTX A2000 73276
+548%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RX 550X 12473
RTX A2000 68574
+450%

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 HD14−16
−571%
94
+571%
1440p7−8
−529%
44
+529%
4K4−5
−600%
28
+600%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.78
1440pno data10.20
4Kno data16.04

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.93 35.54
Recency 16 December 2018 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 70 Watt

RX 550X has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 499.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550X is a desktop card while RTX A2000 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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