AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 9 month(s) later
  • Around 51% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 730 MHz
  • Around 52% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • 2x more texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 3.9x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2739 vs 916
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 302
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11667 vs 5782
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 12.111
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 253.178
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 1.211
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 23.777
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 73.506
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 1645
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2158 vs 1677
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 1645
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2158 vs 1677
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 30 June 2016
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 730 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2739 vs 916
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 302
Geekbench - OpenCL 11667 vs 5782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 23.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 vs 1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 vs 1677

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

  • 499.2x better floating-point performance: 599.0 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2426 vs 940
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2426 vs 940
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 599.0 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2426 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2426 vs 940

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2739
916
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
487
302
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11667
5782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
23.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
1677
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 2739 916
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 302
Geekbench - OpenCL 11667 5782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 23.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 1677
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1200

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Lexa Oland
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 30 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 870 1208
Price now $75
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz 780 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 730 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 599.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 384
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 18.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3

Technologies

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)