AMD Radeon 540 vs AMD Radeon RX 550
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon 540 and AMD Radeon RX 550 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon 540
- 3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35524 vs 11663
- 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2355 vs 940
- 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2355 vs 940
- Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3354 vs 2158
- Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3354 vs 2158
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 35524 vs 11663 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2355 vs 940 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2355 vs 940 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3354 vs 2158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3354 vs 2158 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550
- Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1124 MHz
- 1166.7x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6 Gbps
- Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 486 vs 251
- Around 98% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2735 vs 1383
- 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 1726
- 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 1726
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz vs 1124 MHz |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz vs 6 Gbps |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 486 vs 251 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2735 vs 1383 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4485 vs 1726 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4485 vs 1726 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon 540
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 550
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| Name | AMD Radeon 540 | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
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| PassMark - G2D Mark | 251 | 486 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1383 | 2735 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 35524 | 11663 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2355 | 940 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2355 | 940 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3354 | 2158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3354 | 2158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1726 | 4485 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1726 | 4485 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 33.507 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1037.305 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.064 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.533 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 140.911 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1199 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon 540 | AMD Radeon RX 550 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | 4th Gen GCN | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | Topaz | Lexa |
| Design | AMD Radeon 500 Series | Radeon RX 500 Series |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | 4th Gen |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 | 18 April 2017 |
| Place in performance rating | 871 | 873 |
| Type | Notebook | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | |
| Price now | $75 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 59.51 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1183 MHz |
| Compute units | 8 | |
| Floating-point performance | 1.2 TFLOPs | 1.2 TFLOPs |
| Render output units | 16 | |
| Stream Processors | 512 | |
| Texture Units | 32 | |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | |
| Pipelines | 512 | |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 GTexel / s | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 2,200 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| HDMI | ||
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | |
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API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | ||
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 112 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6 Gbps | 7000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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| AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| 4K H264 Decode | ||
| 4K H264 Encode | ||
| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
| H265/HEVC Encode | ||
| LiquidVR | ||
| PowerTune | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | |
| Length | 145 mm | |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 400 Watt | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
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