AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) 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.

AMD Radeon RX 550

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 457
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 799.414
Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 30.523
Around 4% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 127 vs 122

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 25 October 2016
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	476 vs 457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1037.305 vs 799.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	52.533 vs 30.523
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	127 vs 122

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Around 18% higher boost clock speed: 1392 MHz vs 1183 MHz
Around 54% higher texture fill rate: 58.2 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 640 vs 512
1551.7x better floating-point performance: 1,862 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5029 vs 2690
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17466 vs 11610
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.209 vs 33.507
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.536 vs 3.064
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 223.683 vs 140.911
Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7043 vs 4485
3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 940
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3360 vs 2158
Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7043 vs 4485
3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 940
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3360 vs 2158

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1290 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz vs 1183 MHz
Texture fill rate	58.2 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,862 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5029 vs 2690
Geekbench - OpenCL	17466 vs 11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	67.209 vs 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.536 vs 3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	223.683 vs 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7043 vs 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7043 vs 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 2158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2690

5029

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

476

457

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11610

17466

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.507

67.209

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1037.305

799.414

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.064

4.536

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

52.533

30.523

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

140.911

223.683

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4485

7043

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

940

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2158

3360

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4485

7043

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

940

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2158

3360

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

127

122

Name	AMD Radeon RX 550	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	2690	5029
PassMark - G2D Mark	476	457
Geekbench - OpenCL	11610	17466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.507	67.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1037.305	799.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.064	4.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	52.533	30.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	140.911	223.683
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	940	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2158	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	940	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2158	3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	127	122

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 550	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Pascal
Code name	Lexa	GP107
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	25 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$109
Place in performance rating	876	586
Price now	$75	$124.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	59.51	56.95
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	1392 MHz
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1290 MHz
Floating-point performance	1.2 TFLOPs	1,862 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	512	640
Texture fill rate	37.86 GTexel / s	58.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	2,200 million	3,300 million
CUDA cores		640
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Height		4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width		2-slot
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	7008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
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)
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GameStream
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
VR Ready