Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
Its 4GB of GDDR5 memory and 50W bus-powered design stand out, enabling quad 4K display support without a PSU upgrade. The single-slot form factor fits both full-height and small form factor systems, while discrete HD 7.1 surround sound routes independently to each of the four mini DisplayPort outputs. This card is best for business users driving digital signage, video walls, or multi-monitor productivity setups where 3D gaming performance is irrelevant.
GPU Radeon RX 550
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1175 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
21 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ai (6th percentile)
- Below average vram (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average raster (13th 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 | 1070 |
| Boost Clock | 1175 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2680 |
| GPU Compute | 964 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 350 |
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K (2160p) |
Physical
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Upscaling | RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) |
vs Competition
| Spec | Visiontek Radeon RX 550 | 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 | 1175 | 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visiontek Radeon RX 550 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 29.3 | 17 | 18.3 | 39.3 | 85.5 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.1 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.6 | 98.7 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall21.3
- AI/LLM7.8
- Budget58.7
- Gaming 4k10.5
- Ray Tracing13.9
- Workstation19.3
- Gaming 1080p18.2
- Gaming 1440p14.5
- Content Creation18.7
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