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SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
The 4GB GDDR5 buffer and low 50W TDP make this a practical upgrade for small form factor systems without needing a PSU swap. Its low-profile, single-slot design with a full-coverage backplate and included brackets ensures a clean, protected fit in compact ITX cases. This card is best for office PC users needing triple-monitor support for 3D CAD or basic 1080p media editing.
GPU Radeon RX 550
VRAM 4GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1071 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
23 Overall Score
Price CA$191
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average compute (9th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (13th percentile)
- Below average ai (14th percentile)
What owners think
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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 | 640 |
| Base Clock | 1071 |
| Boost Clock | 1071 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2680 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 400 |
| Power Connectors | No |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x8 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | MSI Ventus RTX 5060 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1071 | 2565 | 2602 | 2565 | 2290 | 2475 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 236 | 180 | 263 | 268 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 | 13.6 | 13 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 9 | 11.7 | 34 | 23.2 | 18.9 | 71.3 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 84.5 | 78.7 | 72.2 | 64.7 | 88.9 | 90 | 91.5 | 62.9 | 87.2 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5060 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC Compare | 70.8 | 61 | 82.5 | 55.7 | 59.8 | 90 | 91.5 | 75.3 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD Compare | 84.5 | 71.9 | 72.2 | 64.7 | 88.9 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 51.9 | 86.1 | 88.7 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 89.3 | 88.1 | 71.4 | 79.9 | 95.3 | 72.8 | 72.9 | 62.1 | 86.1 | 0 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.9 | 86.8 | 70 | 71.7 | 77.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 47.6 | 70.7 | 65.8 |
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