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 MX$2,913
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 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1183 | 2407 | 2482 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.6 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 81.1 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 21 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.5 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 15.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.7 |
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