AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon R7 450 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 19% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
  • Around 28% higher texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 56% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 4500 MHz
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 1901
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 9694
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 24.788
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 638.196
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 2.619
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 41.414
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 112.347
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 2809
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 2809
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 30 June 2016
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 1901
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 9694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 41.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 112.347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 2809

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

  • 789.3x better floating-point performance: 947.2 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 530 vs 476
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3666 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 2158
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3666 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 2158
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 530 vs 476
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3666 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3666 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 2158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
1901
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
530
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
9694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
41.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
112.347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3358
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 1901
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 530
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 9694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 41.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 112.347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

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 30 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 876 764
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 925 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 947.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 512
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 29.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin

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)