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Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
Its 4GB of GDDR5 memory and 50W bus-powered design stand out, enabling quad 4K display support without a PSU upgrade. The single-slot form factor fits both full-height and small form factor systems, while discrete HD 7.1 surround sound routes independently to each of the four mini DisplayPort outputs. This card is best for business users driving digital signage, video walls, or multi-monitor productivity setups where 3D gaming performance is irrelevant.
GPU Radeon RX 550
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1175 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
21 Overall Score
Price CA$223
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ai (6th percentile)
- Below average vram (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average raster (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 550 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1070 |
| Boost Clock | 1175 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2680 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 350 |
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K (2160p) |
Physical
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Upscaling | RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) |
vs Competition
| Spec | Visiontek Radeon RX 550 | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | MSI SHADOW G5070-12S3C | PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O | XFX Gaming RX-79TMBABF9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 20GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1175 | 2512 | 2542 | 2542 | 2587 | 2400 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 257 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visiontek Radeon RX 550 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 29.4 | 17 | 18.3 | 39.3 | 85.5 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.1 | 82.6 | 65.5 | 79.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 45.5 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.1 | 82.6 | 65.5 | 79.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 48.8 |
| MSI SHADOW G5070-12S3C Compare | 62.1 | 82.6 | 65.5 | 79.7 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 37.8 |
| PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O Compare | 62.1 | 82.6 | 65.5 | 79.7 | 89.6 | 72.4 | 79.3 | 94 | 37.9 |
| XFX Gaming RX-79TMBABF9 Compare | 87.3 | 85.8 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 47.5 | 72.4 | 77.6 | 87.9 | 35.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$223
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall21.3
- AI/LLM7.8
- Budget62.1
- Gaming 4k10.5
- Ray Tracing13.9
- Workstation19.1
- Gaming 1080p18.2
- Gaming 1440p14.6
- Content Creation18.7
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