AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550
- Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 18% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 125 Watt
- 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
- 6.2x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 2174
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 462
- 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 506.712
- Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 3.01
- Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 49.787
- Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 3707
- Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 3707
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 18 April 2017 vs 15 February 2012 |
Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 1 GB |
Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz vs 1125 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2690 vs 2174 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 476 vs 462 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1037.305 vs 506.712 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.064 vs 3.01 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.533 vs 49.787 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4485 vs 3707 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4485 vs 3707 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
- Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 40 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
- Around 25% higher pipelines: 640 vs 512
- 1066.7x better floating-point performance: 1,280 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
- Around 23% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14263 vs 11610
- Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.836 vs 33.507
- Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 153.657 vs 140.911
- 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4524 vs 940
- 6.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 14630 vs 2158
- 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4524 vs 940
- 6.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 14630 vs 2158
- 5.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 711 vs 127
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 40 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 640 vs 512 |
Floating-point performance | 1,280 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 14263 vs 11610 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 33.836 vs 33.507 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 153.657 vs 140.911 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 4524 vs 940 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 14630 vs 2158 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 4524 vs 940 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 14630 vs 2158 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 711 vs 127 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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Name | AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 2690 | 2174 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 476 | 462 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 11610 | 14263 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 33.507 | 33.836 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1037.305 | 506.712 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.064 | 3.01 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.533 | 49.787 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 140.911 | 153.657 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4485 | 3707 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 940 | 4524 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2158 | 14630 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4485 | 3707 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 940 | 4524 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2158 | 14630 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 127 | 711 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Lexa | Cape Verde |
Design | Radeon RX 500 Series | AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series |
GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
Launch date | 18 April 2017 | 15 February 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | $159 |
Place in performance rating | 876 | 557 |
Price now | $75 | |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Value for money (0-100) | 59.51 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | |
Floating-point performance | 1.2 TFLOPs | 1,280 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 512 | 640 |
Texture fill rate | 37.86 GTexel / s | 40 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | 125 Watt |
Transistor count | 2,200 million | 1,500 million |
Stream Processors | 640 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Dual-link DVI support | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Eyefinity | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 145 mm | 210 mm |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 400 Watt | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 11 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 72 GB/s |
Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 1125 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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4K H264 Decode | ||
4K H264 Encode | ||
AMD Eyefinity | ||
AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
AppAcceleration | ||
FreeSync | ||
H265/HEVC Decode | ||
H265/HEVC Encode | ||
HDMI 4K Support | ||
LiquidVR | ||
PowerTune | ||
TrueAudio | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
CrossFire |