GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Radeon 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 550 and GeForce RTX 2060 Super, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 550
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.35

RTX 2060 Super outperforms 550 by a whopping 684% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61891
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.3746.23
Power efficiency7.5516.82
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameLexaTU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 2060 Super has 958% better value for money than Radeon 550.

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 cores5122176
Core clock speed1100 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86224.4
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32136
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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 mm229 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth56 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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.

Radeon 550 5.35
RTX 2060 Super 41.93
+684%

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.

Radeon 550 2104
RTX 2060 Super 16499
+684%

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.

Radeon 550 10378
RTX 2060 Super 87515
+743%

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
−750%
119
+750%
1440p8−9
−750%
68
+750%
4K5−6
−780%
44
+780%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.64
−68.3%
3.35
+68.3%
1440p9.88
−68.3%
5.87
+68.3%
4K15.80
−74.2%
9.07
+74.2%
  • RTX 2060 Super has 68% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 68% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 74% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 168
+0%
168
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 124
+0%
124
+0%
Battlefield 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Fortnite 266
+0%
266
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 152
+0%
152
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 298
+0%
298
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Dota 2 200
+0%
200
+0%
Far Cry 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Fortnite 175
+0%
175
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+0%
147
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
+0%
143
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 163
+0%
163
+0%
Valorant 293
+0%
293
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Dota 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Far Cry 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 180
+0%
180
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 148
+0%
148
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 268
+0%
268
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 98
+0%
98
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Valorant 210
+0%
210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+0%
49
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 48
+0%
48
+0%

This is how Radeon 550 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 750% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 750% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 780% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.35 41.93
Recency 20 April 2017 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 175 Watt

Radeon 550 has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Super, on the other hand, has a 683.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550 in performance tests.

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