AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)

Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) videocard released by AMD; release date: 18 April 2017. At the time of release, the videocard cost $79.99. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 4.0 microarchitecture codenamed Lexa.

Core clock speed - 1100 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1183 MHz. Texture fill rate - 51.48 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 640. Floating-point performance - 1.2 TFLOPs. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 2,200 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 50 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 128 bit. Memory clock speed - 7000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 112 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Games performance

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108013.90
Medium, 1920x108011.70

F1 23 (2023)

Low, 1920x108014.80
Medium, 1920x108012.50
High, 1920x10807.00
Ultra, 1920x10805.00

Diablo 4 (2023)

Low, 1920x108021.60
Medium, 1920x108019.50
High, 1920x108017.40

Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023)

Low, 1920x10806.45

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x108020.90
Medium, 1920x108017.50

The Last of Us (2023)

Low, 1920x10803.22

Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x108014.30

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x108012.10
Medium, 1920x10808.73

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108011.90

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x108018.40
Medium, 1920x108010.20
High, 1920x10806.87

Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Low, 1920x108013.30
Medium, 1920x10806.99

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x10803.69

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x108012.60
Medium, 1920x10808.67

The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)

Low, 1920x108020.60
Medium, 1920x108015.80
High, 1920x108012.30

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x108011.00

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x108019.40
Medium, 1920x10806.40

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x10808.01

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x108016.00
Medium, 1920x108014.00

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)

Low, 1920x108012.60

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x108016.80
Medium, 1920x108012.30

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x108017.40
Medium, 1920x10808.90
High, 1920x10805.40

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x108024.30
Medium, 1920x108023.10
High, 1920x108021.70
Ultra, 1920x108021.60

Elex 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x108012.60
Medium, 1920x10805.46

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x10809.80

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x108014.50
Medium, 1920x108011.50
High, 1920x10809.32

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x108024.60
Medium, 1920x108018.90
High, 1920x108015.80

Dying Light 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x108013.50
Medium, 1920x108010.30

God of War (2022)

Low, 1920x108013.50
Medium, 1920x10804.75

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x72035.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00
High, 1920x108010.00

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x72027.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00
High, 1920x108010.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.00

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x72066.10
Medium, 1920x108019.60
High, 1920x108014.20
Ultra, 1920x108013.90

Far Cry 6 (2021)

Low, 1280x7203.44

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x7208.30

Deathloop (2021)

Low, 1280x7208.99

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72057.10
Medium, 1920x108018.80
High, 1920x108014.50
Ultra, 1920x10809.49

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Low, 1280x72053.40
Medium, 1920x108035.30
High, 1920x108031.60

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x72020.70

Outriders (2021)

Low, 1280x72042.40
Medium, 1920x108015.80
High, 1920x108012.40
Ultra, 1920x10809.48

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x72031.30
Medium, 1920x108014.30
High, 1920x108010.30
Ultra, 1920x10809.50

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x72052.60
Medium, 1920x108023.30
High, 1920x10803.58

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x72038.00
Medium, 1920x108012.10
High, 1920x108011.70

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x72017.00
Medium, 1920x10808.00
High, 1920x10808.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x72025.60
Medium, 1920x10808.10

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x72020.30
Medium, 1920x10809.51
High, 1920x10807.87
Ultra, 1920x10803.68

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72025.50
Medium, 1920x10809.12

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x72015.00
Medium, 1920x10809.00

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x72022.20
Medium, 1920x108011.00
High, 1920x108010.40
Ultra, 1920x108010.20

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72071.60
Medium, 1920x108028.10
High, 1920x108023.80
Ultra, 1920x108016.10

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72076.50
Medium, 1920x108027.30
High, 1920x108019.10
Ultra, 1920x108011.60

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x72014.20

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72037.80
Medium, 1920x108010.20
High, 1920x10806.92

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72050.00
Medium, 1920x108021.00
High, 1920x108012.00
Ultra, 1920x10806.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.10
Medium, 1920x10806.60
High, 1920x10804.90

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72043.00
Medium, 1920x108018.00
High, 1920x108015.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72044.40
Medium, 1920x108030.90
High, 1920x108028.70

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72030.50
Medium, 1920x108014.80
High, 1920x10805.23

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76859.80
Medium, 1366x76848.74
High, 1920x108024.04

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72056.00
Medium, 1366x76837.00
High, 1920x108022.00
Ultra, 1920x108021.00

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76841.90
Medium, 1920x108025.40
High, 1920x108022.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76867.66
Medium, 1366x76844.99
High, 1920x108022.51
Ultra, 1920x108021.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72098.40
Medium, 1366x76878.40
High, 1920x108045.30
Ultra, 1920x108042.90

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76853.80
Medium, 1366x76834.04
High, 1920x108017.34
Ultra, 1920x108024.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768106.00
Medium, 1366x76862.10
High, 1920x108023.80
Ultra, 1920x108012.90

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76865.20
Medium, 1366x76858.30
High, 1366x76855.10
Ultra, 1920x108029.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76849.00
Medium, 1366x76844.85
High, 1366x76829.85
Ultra, 1920x108016.97

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76890.00
Medium, 1366x76885.40
High, 1366x76859.50
Ultra, 1920x108028.40

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720159.40
Medium, 1366x76890.70
High, 1366x76873.05
Ultra, 1920x108022.35

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768289.80
Medium, 1366x768149.50
High, 1366x768114.90
Ultra, 1920x108051.20

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0
Code name Lexa
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $79.99
Place in performance rating not rated
Price now $75
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 56.41

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 640
Texture fill rate 51.48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size large
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt

API support

DirectX 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)

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