Radeon 550X vs RX 7600

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7600 and Radeon 550X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7600
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
42.86
+1062%

RX 7600 outperforms 550X by a whopping 1062% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking88709
Place by popularity86not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation92.34no data
Power efficiency17.985.11
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 33Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 May 2023 (1 year ago)27 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$269 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2048512
Core clock speed1720 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speed2655 MHz1218 MHz
Number of transistors13,300 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate339.838.98
Floating-point processing power21.75 TFLOPS1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs12832
Ray Tracing Cores32no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Length204 mm145 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s112.0 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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.11x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.22.0
Vulkan1.31.2.131

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. 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 7600 42.86
+1062%
Radeon 550X 3.69

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 7600 16535
+1062%
Radeon 550X 1423

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 HD143
+1092%
12−14
−1092%
1440p68
+1260%
5−6
−1260%
4K37
+1133%
3−4
−1133%

Cost per frame, $

1080p1.88no data
1440p3.96no data
4K7.27no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 148
+1133%
12−14
−1133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+1260%
10−11
−1260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+1114%
7−8
−1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
+1070%
10−11
−1070%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1144%
16−18
−1144%
Hitman 3 90−95
+1200%
7−8
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+1136%
14−16
−1136%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+1220%
10−11
−1220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+1100%
8−9
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+1217%
12−14
−1217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1230%
10−11
−1230%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+1260%
10−11
−1260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+1114%
7−8
−1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 100
+1150%
8−9
−1150%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1144%
16−18
−1144%
Hitman 3 90−95
+1200%
7−8
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+1136%
14−16
−1136%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+1220%
10−11
−1220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+1100%
8−9
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230
+1178%
18−20
−1178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+1143%
7−8
−1143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1230%
10−11
−1230%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+1114%
7−8
−1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1144%
16−18
−1144%
Hitman 3 90−95
+1200%
7−8
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 172
+1129%
14−16
−1129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 199
+1144%
16−18
−1144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 123
+1130%
10−11
−1130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1230%
10−11
−1230%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+1100%
8−9
−1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+1071%
7−8
−1071%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+1200%
5−6
−1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+1194%
18−20
−1194%
Hitman 3 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 127
+1170%
10−11
−1170%
Metro Exodus 118
+1080%
10−11
−1080%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+1190%
10−11
−1190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
+1129%
7−8
−1129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+1156%
16−18
−1156%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Hitman 3 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+1088%
16−18
−1088%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+1080%
5−6
−1080%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1080%
5−6
−1080%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 69
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%

This is how RX 7600 and Radeon 550X compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 is 1092% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600 is 1260% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7600 is 1133% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.86 3.69
Recency 24 May 2023 27 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 50 Watt

RX 7600 has a 1061.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Radeon 550X, on the other hand, has 230% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550X in performance tests.


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