AMD Radeon RX 550
- Graphics Processor
- Lexa
- Cores
- 512
- TMUs
- 32
- ROPs
- 16
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 128 bit
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon RX 550 is an entry-level graphics card by AMD, launched in April 2017. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Lexa graphics processor, in its Lexa PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon RX 550. The Lexa graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 103 mm² and 2,200 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon 550X 640SP, which uses the same GPU but has all 640 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon RX 550 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon RX 550, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1100 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1183 MHz, memory is running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 550 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 50 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. Radeon RX 550 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 79 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 550 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 50 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. Radeon RX 550 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 79 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Apr 20th, 2017
- Generation
-
Polaris
(RX 500)
- Production
- Active
- Launch Price
- 79 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x8
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1100 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1183 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1750 MHz
7 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 128 bit
- Bandwidth
- 112.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 512
- TMUs
- 32
- ROPs
- 16
- Compute Units
- 8
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 18.93 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 37.86 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half) performance
- 1,211 GFLOPS (1:1)
- FP32 (float) performance
- 1,211 GFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 75.71 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 145 mm
5.7 inches
- TDP
- 50 W
- Suggested PSU
- 350 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
- Power Connectors
- None
- Board Number
- D090-01
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.0
- Vulkan
- 1.2
- Shader Model
- 6.4
Lexa GPU Notes
| Architecture Codename: Arctic Islands Codename: Polaris 12 Old Codename: Treasure CLRX Version: GCN 1.2 Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx804) Display Core Engine: 11.2 Unified Video Decoder: 6.3 Video Compression Engine: 3.4 |
Retail boards based on this design (42)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASRock Phantom Gaming RX 550
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1500 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches |
ASRock Phantom Gaming RX 550 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1500 MHz | 4 GB, 170 mm/6.7 inches |
ASUS RX 550 Single Fan
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
ASUS RX 550 Single Fan 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |
BIOSTAR RX 550
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
ColorFire RX 550 Armor
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
ColorFire RX 550 Armor 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |
ColorFire RX 550 Defender
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |
Dataland RX 550 Dual Cool
|
1100 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1750 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches |
Dataland RX 550 Dual Cool 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1500 MHz | 4 GB, 211 mm/8.3 inches |
Dataland RX 550 Super
|
1100 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1750 MHz | 150 mm/5.9 inches |
GIGABYTE RX 550
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches |
GIGABYTE RX 550 GAMING OC
|
1100 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1750 MHz | 191 mm/7.5 inches |
HIS RX 550 GREEN iCooler OC
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
HIS RX 550 GREEN iCooler OC 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |
HIS RX 550 GREEN Slim-iCooler OC
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | Single-slot |
HIS RX 550 GREEN Slim-iCooler OC 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, Single-slot |
KUROTOSHIKOU RX 550
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches |
KUROTOSHIKOU RX 550 Short
|
1100 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
MAXSUN RX 550 Transformer
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 182 mm/7.2 inches |
MAXSUN RX 550 Transformer M.2
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
MAXSUN RX 550 Transformer M.3
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
MSI RX 550 AERO ITX
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 155 mm/6.1 inches |
MSI RX 550 AERO ITX 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |
MSI RX 550 AERO ITX OC
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
MSI RX 550 AERO ITX OC 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |
MSI RX 550 Low Profile OC
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 550
|
1100 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 550 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 550 V2
|
1100 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
Sapphire PULSE RX 550
|
1100 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1750 MHz | 158 mm/6.2 inches, Single-slot |
Sapphire PULSE RX 550 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, 158 mm/6.2 inches, Single-slot |
Sapphire RX 550 Low Profile 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, 180 mm/7.1 inches |
XFX RX 550 Low Profile OC
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 178 mm/7 inches |
XFX RX 550 Low Profile OC 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, 178 mm/7 inches |
XFX RX 550 OC
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches |
XFX RX 550 OC 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, 170 mm/6.7 inches |
XFX RX 550 Single Slot OC
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches, Single-slot |
XFX RX 550 Single Slot OC 4 GB
|
1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, 170 mm/6.7 inches, Single-slot |
Yeston RX 550 GAEA
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB, 223 mm/8.8 inches |
Yeston RX 550 Low Profile
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches, Single-slot |
Yeston RX 550 Speed Edition
|
1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 4 GB |