ASRock Radeon RX 550 Phantom Gaming 2GB GDDR5
The Radeon RX 550 with 2GB GDDR5 memory and a 1230MHz boost clock delivers basic 1080p gaming at a low 50W TDP, making it a power-efficient entry-level card. Its 6000MHz memory speed and PCI Express x16 3.0 interface support up to 5120 x 2880 resolution, while the Phantom Gaming design offers quiet fan operation and software tuning for OC or Silent modes. This card suits budget-conscious builders who need a simple, low-power GPU for light gaming or office tasks, not demanding AAA titles or AI workloads.
GPU Radeon RX 550
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1230 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
17 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
- Below average vram (9th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)
- Below average rt (11th 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 | 1183 |
| Boost Clock | 1230 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2696 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Resolution | 5120 x 2880 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.2 lbs |
Features
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASRock Radeon RX 550 Phantom Gaming | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-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 | 2GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1230 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 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 | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock Radeon RX 550 Phantom Gaming | 7.3 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 26.4 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 78.4 | 80.3 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall17.1
- AI/LLM7.2
- Budget59.2
- Gaming 4k8.7
- Ray Tracing10.1
- Workstation16.2
- Gaming 1080p15.5
- Gaming 1440p12.3
- Content Creation15.9
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