GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon RX 550X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550X and GeForce RTX 2060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 550X
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.94

RTX 2060 outperforms RX 550X by a whopping 505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking594134
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.05
Power efficiency8.3415.76
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameLexaTU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 December 2018 (6 years ago)7 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores5121920
Core clock speed1100 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1680 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86201.6
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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.

RX 550X 5.94
RTX 2060 35.91
+505%

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 550X 2339
RTX 2060 14130
+504%

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.

RX 550X 11275
RTX 2060 71667
+536%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RX 550X 12494
RTX 2060 67384
+439%

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 HD18−21
−583%
123
+583%
1440p12−14
−583%
82
+583%
4K8−9
−550%
52
+550%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.84
1440pno data4.26
4Kno data6.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 179
+0%
179
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 167
+0%
167
+0%
Valorant 248
+0%
248
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Battlefield 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Fortnite 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 131
+0%
131
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 159
+0%
159
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 136
+0%
136
+0%
Valorant 247
+0%
247
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 122
+0%
122
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%
Valorant 162
+0%
162
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 141
+0%
141
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 42
+0%
42
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 241
+0%
241
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 208
+0%
208
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
+0%
38
+0%

This is how RX 550X and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 583% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 583% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 550% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.94 35.91
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 160 Watt

RX 550X has 220% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 504.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.

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