AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon R7 350

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon R7 350 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 38% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 56% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 4500 MHz
  • Around 49% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 7787
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 25.508
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 647.813
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 2.72
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 44.6
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 109.558
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 2072
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 2072
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 6 July 2016
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 55 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 2072

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 350

  • 682.7x better floating-point performance: 819.2 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3122 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 2158
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3122 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 2158
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3122 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3122 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 2158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 350

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3358
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R7 350
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690
PassMark - G2D Mark 476
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R7 350

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Lexa Cape Verde
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 6 July 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 876 1083
Price now $75
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 800 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 819.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 512
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 25.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 168 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 72 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

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)