Radeon RX 550 vs FirePro D700
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D700 with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.
FirePro D700 outperforms RX 550 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 350 | 519 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 13 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.43 | 3.05 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Lexa |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
| Current price | $413 | $121 (1.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro D700 has 78% better value for money than RX 550.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1183 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.8 | 37.86 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,482 gflops | 1,211 gflops |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 279 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5480 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 263.0 GB/s | 112.0 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 Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.87 | 7.06 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 20 April 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 50 Watt |
The FirePro D700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop 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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