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 |
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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 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
DisplayPort support | ||
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HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_1) |
OpenCL | 2.0 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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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 |
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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) |