Arc Pro B50 vs Radeon 550X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking759not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.26no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameLexaBMG-G21
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date27 March 2019 (6 years ago)5 September 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

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 cores5122048
Core clock speed1082 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1218 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate38.98332.8
Floating-point processing power1.247 TFLOPS10.65 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs32128
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KB4 MB

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 5.0 x8
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 amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 March 2019 5 September 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 70 Watt

Radeon 550X has 40% lower power consumption.

Arc Pro B50, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 550X and Arc Pro B50. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 550X is a desktop graphics card while Arc Pro B50 is a workstation one.

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