GP106 vs Radeon 550X 640SP

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Lexa	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)	no data
Current price	$99	$53

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	640	1280
Core clock speed	1019 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1071 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,200 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	42.84	no data
Floating-point performance	1,371 gflops	no data

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 x8	no data
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported Technologies

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

NVENC	no data	6th Gen
PureVideo HD	no data	VP8

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	no data	6.1

Pros & Cons Summary

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Chip lithography

14 nm

16 nm

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