VisionTek Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Black
The defining feature is its quad HDMI 2.0 output configuration on a low-profile, single-slot card, enabling four simultaneous 4K displays from a bus-powered 50W design. Its 4GB GDDR5 frame buffer and Radeon FreeSync support provide smooth, tear-free visuals for desktop productivity without needing external power. This card is best for financial traders, digital signage operators, and office users building multi-monitor workstations who need reliable display density, not 3D rendering performance.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average compute (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)
- Below average rt (11th percentile)
- Below average ai (12th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 9 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 | RDNA |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 512 |
| Base Clock | 1071 |
| Boost Clock | 1200 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2696 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 4 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
Physical
| Length | 204 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | VisionTek Radeon RX 550 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1200 | 2407 | 2805 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VisionTek Radeon RX 550 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 26.4 | 18.6 | 38.4 | 68.1 | 84.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.1 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.6 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall19.2
- AI/LLM6.1
- Budget60.5
- Gaming 4k11.2
- Ray Tracing11.1
- Workstation12
- Gaming 1080p18.6
- Gaming 1440p15.1
- Content Creation11
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