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 £431
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 | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-WHITE-GAMING | MSI Shadow RTX 5070 TI 16G SHADOW 3X OC | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1175 | 2805 | 2610 | 2482 | 2680 | 2482 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 339 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 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 | 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 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 15.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-WHITE-GAMING Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 99.3 | 21.7 |
| MSI Shadow RTX 5070 TI 16G SHADOW 3X OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 25.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 17.6 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 22.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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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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