RX 550 vs HD 7790

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Combined performance score

HD 7790
7.97
+13.7%

HD 7790 outperforms RX 550 by 14% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking479518
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Value for money1.073.40
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameBonaireLexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2013 (11 years old)20 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $79
Current price$219 (1.5x MSRP)$121 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 has 218% better value for money than HD 7790.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores896512
Core clock speed1000 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate56.0037.86
Floating-point performance1,792 gflops1,211 gflops

Size and 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 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length183 mm145 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

Memory

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 amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s112.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 7790 7.97
+13.7%
RX 550 7.01

HD 7790 outperforms RX 550 by 14% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7790 3090
+13.8%
RX 550 2716

HD 7790 outperforms RX 550 by 14% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.97 7.01
Recency 22 March 2013 20 April 2017
Cost $149 $79
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon HD 7790 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.


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