Radeon 550X vs RX 570

Place in performance ranking	286	672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.58	0.81
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 20 Ellesmere	Lexa
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	27 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$114 (0.7x MSRP)	$468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 1823% better value for money than Radeon 550X.

Detailed specifications

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	2048	512
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	38.98
Floating-point performance	5,095 gflops	no data

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 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	241 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

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

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 570 18.02
+387%

Radeon 550X 3.70

RX 570 outperforms 550X by 387% based on our aggregated 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 570 6967
+388%

Radeon 550X 1429

RX 570 outperforms 550X by 388% in Passmark.

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	88 +389%	18−20 −389%
1440p	45 +400%	9−10 −400%
4K	30 +400%	6−7 −400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

+460%

5−6
−460%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +417%	12−14 −417%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Battlefield 5	106 +405%	21−24 −405%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +467%	12−14 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Far Cry 5	80 +400%	16−18 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 +431%	16−18 −431%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +456%	18−20 −456%
Hitman 3	40−45 +425%	8−9 −425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Metro Exodus	101 +461%	18−20 −461%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +410%	10−11 −410%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +450%	6−7 −450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +410%	10−11 −410%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Battlefield 5	98 +444%	18−20 −444%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 +436%	14−16 −436%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%
Far Cry New Dawn	65 +442%	12−14 −442%
Forza Horizon 4	94 +422%	18−20 −422%
Hitman 3	40−45 +425%	8−9 −425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Metro Exodus	71 +407%	14−16 −407%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	28 +460%	5−6 −460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +450%	14−16 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +450%	6−7 −450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 +450%	6−7 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45 +400%	9−10 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Far Cry 5	46 +411%	9−10 −411%
Forza Horizon 4	75 +436%	14−16 −436%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Metro Exodus	66 +450%	12−14 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +438%	8−9 −438%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +450%	6−7 −450%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+400%

10−11

−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	61 +408%	12−14 −408%
Far Cry New Dawn	55 +450%	10−11 −450%
Hitman 3	24−27 +420%	5−6 −420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 +480%	5−6 −480%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37 +429%	7−8 −429%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry 5	46 +411%	9−10 −411%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +392%	12−14 −392%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Metro Exodus	48 +433%	9−10 −433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +480%	5−6 −480%
Hitman 3	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +460%	5−6 −460%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	31 +417%	6−7 −417%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	22 +450%	4−5 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	39 +388%	8−9 −388%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Metro Exodus	26 +420%	5−6 −420%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%