Radeon RX 550 512SP vs RX 6700
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 90 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 19.86 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Navi 22 | Baffin |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 June 2021 (4 years ago) | 13 October 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
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 | 2304 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1941 MHz | 1019 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2450 MHz | 1071 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,200 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 352.8 | 34.27 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.29 TFLOPS | 1.097 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 144 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 576 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 80 MB | 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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 10 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320.0 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 June 2021 | 13 October 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 10 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 6700 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
RX 550 512SP, on the other hand, has 250% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6700 and Radeon RX 550 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.
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