Radeon RX 7700S vs 550X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 550X with Radeon RX 7700S, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 550X
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.52

7700S outperforms 550X by a whopping 954% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 7700S RX 7700S

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking770140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.4128.52
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code nameLexaNavi 33
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 March 2019 (6 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 years ago)

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 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1218 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate38.98320.0
Floating-point processing power1.247 TFLOPS20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L0 Cacheno data512 KB
L1 Cache128 KB512 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
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 Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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 550X 3.52
RX 7700S 37.11
+954%

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 550X 1474
Samples: 58
RX 7700S 15527
+953%
Samples: 317

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 HD10−12
−1060%
116
+1060%
1440p5−6
−1060%
58
+1060%
4K3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 133
+0%
133
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
+0%
68
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how Radeon 550X and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700S is 1060% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700S is 1060% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700S is 1167% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.52 37.11
Recency 27 March 2019 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt

Radeon 550X has 100% lower power consumption.

RX 7700S, on the other hand, has a 954.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 550X is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 7700S is a notebook one.

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