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AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile 4GB GDDR5
The 14nm Radeon RX 550 chip with 4GB of GDDR5 memory and a 35W TDP runs entirely off the PCIe slot, making it a silent, single-slot solution that fits into almost any mini-ITX or SFF case. Its low-profile, 168mm design and included short bracket enable easy installation in compact workstations without needing a PSU upgrade beyond 300W. This card is best for office PC users or home theater builders who need basic multi-monitor support and 4K display output without any gaming demands.
GPU Radeon RX 550
VRAM 4GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1183 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
19 Overall Score
Price CA$190
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average compute (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (12th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 550 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | 14nm |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 512 |
| Base Clock | 1100 |
| Boost Clock | 1183 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2696 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 168 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile | MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-R907GREGAMING OC-12GD | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9070 GRE | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 12GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1183 | 2610 | 2565 | 2920 | 2290 | 2475 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 285 | 236 | 220 | 268 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 256 | 256 |
| 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 | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 27.4 | 37.4 | 20.8 | 25.9 | 67.3 | 90.8 |
| MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC Compare | 58.5 | 85.3 | 59.2 | 84.6 | 74.5 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 76.3 | 70.7 | 56.7 | 47.9 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 82.8 | 77.6 | 72.3 | 64.5 | 81.7 | 90 | 91.5 | 0 | 66.8 | 87.3 | 88.8 | 53.7 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-R907GREGAMING OC-12GD Compare | 66.2 | 72.4 | 56.2 | 63.5 | 79 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 70.1 | 89 | 82.5 | 48.3 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.1 | 89 | 71.5 | 77.5 | 90.1 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 0 | 66.1 | 86.2 | 0 | 54.8 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.1 | 86.9 | 70 | 71.1 | 67.4 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 49.3 | 70.7 | 66.1 | 54 |
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