RX 560X vs RX 550X

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Combined performance score

RX 550X
5.81

RX 560X outperforms RX 550X by 42% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking558468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.370.78
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameLexaPolaris 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 December 2018 (5 years old)11 April 2018 (5 years old)
Current price$259 $999
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550X has 204% better value for money than RX 560X.

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 cores5121024
Core clock speed1100 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate37.8681.60
Floating-point performance1,211 gflops2,611 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 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mm170 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount4 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, 1x 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 Model6.46.4
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.

RX 550X 5.81
RX 560X 8.25
+42%

RX 560X outperforms RX 550X by 42% 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%

RX 550X 2251
RX 560X 3196
+42%

RX 560X outperforms RX 550X by 42% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

RX 550X 11353
RX 560X 16361
+44.1%

RX 560X outperforms RX 550X by 44% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RX 550X 12512
RX 560X 19982
+59.7%

RX 560X outperforms RX 550X by 60% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 5.81 8.25
Recency 16 December 2018 11 April 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon RX 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.


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