Radeon 550 vs Pro 555

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 555 with Radeon 550, including specs and performance data.

Pro 555
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.14
+55%

Pro 555 outperforms 550 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking511612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.37
Power efficiency7.577.32
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 21Lexa
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date5 June 2017 (7 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 cores768512
Core clock speed850 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate40.8037.86
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4832

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1275 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.6 GB/s56 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 555 8.14
+55%
Radeon 550 5.25

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.

Pro 555 3140
+54.9%
Radeon 550 2027

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.

Pro 555 11207
+7.9%
Radeon 550 10391

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 HD32
+77.8%
18−21
−77.8%
4K12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.39
4Kno data11.29

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Battlefield 5 32
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Hitman 3 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Battlefield 5 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 21
+75%
12−14
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Hitman 3 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+80%
10−11
−80%
Hitman 3 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

This is how Pro 555 and Radeon 550 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 555 is 78% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 555 is 71% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.14 5.25
Recency 5 June 2017 20 April 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

Pro 555 has a 55% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 month.

Radeon 550, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 555 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 550 is a desktop one.


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