Radeon RX 5700 XT vs RX 550

Place in the ranking	551	90
Place by popularity	29	54
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.92	46.50
Power efficiency	9.77	13.15
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Lexa	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 1492% better value for money than RX 550.

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	2560
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	1905 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.86	304.8
Floating-point processing power	1.211 TFLOPS	9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	32	160

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	272 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+

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.

RX 550 7.08

RX 5700 XT 42.87
+506%

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.

RX 550 2722

RX 5700 XT 16486
+506%

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	18−21 −606%	127 +606%
1440p	12−14 −533%	76 +533%
4K	7−8 −586%	48 +586%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.39 −39.7%	3.14 +39.7%
1440p	6.58 −25.4%	5.25 +25.4%
4K	11.29 −35.8%	8.31 +35.8%

RX 5700 XT has 40% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 5700 XT has 25% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 5700 XT has 36% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	93 +0%	93 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +0%	78 +0%
Elden Ring	133 +0%	133 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	93 +0%	93 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	76 +0%	76 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +0%	82 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	234 +0%	234 +0%
Metro Exodus	156 +0%	156 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +0%	115 +0%
Valorant	190 +0%	190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	194 +0%	194 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	64 +0%	64 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +0%	72 +0%
Dota 2	127 +0%	127 +0%
Elden Ring	157 +0%	157 +0%
Far Cry 5	57 +0%	57 +0%
Fortnite	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	193 +0%	193 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 +0%	145 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	246 +0%	246 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +0%	66 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	112 +0%	112 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	81 +0%	81 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	57 +0%	57 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +0%	63 +0%
Dota 2	103 +0%	103 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	171 +0%	171 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Valorant	159 +0%	159 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	79 +0%	79 +0%
Elden Ring	88 +0%	88 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +0%	79 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +0%	39 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	119 +0%	119 +0%
Metro Exodus	104 +0%	104 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	119 +0%	119 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Dota 2	79 +0%	79 +0%
Elden Ring	39 +0%	39 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +0%	79 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +0%	79 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52 +0%	52 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +0%	17 +0%
Dota 2	93 +0%	93 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +0%	71 +0%
Valorant	62 +0%	62 +0%

This is how RX 550 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 606% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 533% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 586% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.08	42.87
Recency	20 April 2017	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	225 Watt

RX 550 has 350% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 505.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.