RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550 with RTX 4500 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 941% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 617 | 27 |
| Place by popularity | 28 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.92 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.83 | 24.36 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | AD103 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 9 August 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 512 | 7680 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 2580 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 45,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 210 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 | 619.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.211 TFLOPS | 39.63 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 80 |
| TMUs | 32 | 240 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 60 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 7.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 48 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 245 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.34 | 65.98 |
| Recency | 20 April 2017 | 9 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 210 Watt |
RX 550 has 320% lower power consumption.
RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 940.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop graphics card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
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