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QTHREE Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
Its 50W TDP requires no external power connector, making it a simple drop-in upgrade for older office PCs with limited power supplies. The 4GB GDDR5 frame buffer and compact 170mm single-fan design allow for 4K 60Hz output via HDMI and DP in a small form factor. This card is best for users needing basic multi-monitor productivity or adding modern display outputs to a legacy system, not for modern 1080p gaming.
GPU Radeon RX 550
VRAM 4GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
17 Overall Score
Price CA$180
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average compute (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (13th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 550 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | Polaris |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 512 |
| Base Clock | 1100 |
| Boost Clock | 1180 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2696 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 X8 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2160 |
Physical
| Length | 170 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | QTHREE Radeon RX 550 | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1180 | 2565 | 2565 | 2290 | 2535 | 2475 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 236 | 263 | 268 | 145 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTHREE Radeon RX 550 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 21 | 27.6 | 59.7 | 88.7 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 82.7 | 77.4 | 72.2 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 90.1 | 91.5 | 0 | 67.2 | 87.3 | 88.7 | 53.1 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD Compare | 82.7 | 70.8 | 72.2 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 27.5 | 53.6 | 86.1 | 88.7 | 50 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.1 | 88.9 | 71.4 | 77.4 | 90.1 | 72.8 | 72.9 | 0 | 66.4 | 86.1 | 0 | 54.3 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.7 | 59.1 | 48.1 | 52.2 | 47 | 90.1 | 91.5 | 96.2 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 71.8 | 61 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.1 | 86.8 | 70 | 71.1 | 67.3 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 49.5 | 70.7 | 65.8 | 53.5 |
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