Radeon RX 560X vs ATI X1550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon X1550 and Radeon RX 560X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 560X outperforms ATI X1550 by a whopping 4582% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1452 | 549 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.45 | 7.51 |
| Architecture | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | RV516 | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2007 (18 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 years ago) |
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 | no data | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1175 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 105 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.200 | 81.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.611 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 4 | 64 |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MBps | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
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 VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 7.96 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 75 Watt |
ATI X1550 has 177.8% lower power consumption.
RX 560X, on the other hand, has a 4582.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1550 in performance tests.
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