AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile 4GB GDDR5
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile 4GB GDDR5
The Radeon RX 550 LP is generally well-regarded as a budget-friendly, low-profile graphics card ideal for non-gaming or older gaming setups. Users praise its quiet operation, straightforward installation, and reliable performance for basic tasks like office work and media playback on Linux or Windows. However, there are significant concerns about long-term durability, as one verified reviewer reported failure after just three weeks, and performance on modern games is weak—Red Dead Redemption 2 barely reaches 25 FPS on medium settings. Overall, it's a solid choice for simple display needs but not for serious gaming.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Easy installation
- Good for non-gaming tasks
- Reasonable price
- Works with Linux
Cons
- Failed after 3 weeks
- Weak for modern gaming
- Low 25 FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2
- Unpredictable Oculink cable issues
- Poor driver setup required
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | 14nm | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 80★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 91.95999908447266★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 45.97999954223633★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 50★ | 268 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 700 |
| Power Connectors | None | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 2 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4K | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 168★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.34 kg★ | 1.63 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
Pros & Cons
AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile 4GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (67th percentile)
- Below average compute (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average rt (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (12th percentile)12th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong ai (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile)86th %ile
Pricing
AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile 4GB GDDR5
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 77 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 36 specs.
