Radeon RX 550 512SP vs RX Vega 3
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 850 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.12 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Picasso | Baffin |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (7 years ago) | 13 October 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1019 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1001 MHz | 1071 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.01 | 34.27 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3844 TFLOPS | 1.097 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 12 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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 | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 13 October 2017 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX Vega 3 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 233% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 3 and Radeon RX 550 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 3 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 550 512SP is a desktop one.
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