Radeon 550 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Place in the ranking	664	613
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.37
Power efficiency	no data	7.33
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2022−2023)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Raphael	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 September 2022 (2 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	128	512
Core clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	37.86
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	32

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	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	56 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 Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.3

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 HD

−5.9%

18−21
+5.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

4.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−12.5%

9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−9.1%

12−14
+9.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−12.5%

9−10
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%