Radeon Graphics 512SP vs RX 550X

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	559	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.35	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Lexa	Renoir
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 December 2018 (5 years old)	7 March 2020 (4 years old)
Current price	$259	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	512	512
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	2100 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.86	67.20
Floating-point performance	1,211 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	IGP
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	no data

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Motherboard Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	16 December 2018	7 March 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

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