AMD Radeon RX 550X vs AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550X 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

AMD Radeon RX 550X

AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
1739.2x more texture fill rate: 51.48 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 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2365 vs 1901
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3428 vs 2809
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3428 vs 2809

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 April 2018 vs 30 June 2016
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate	51.48 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	2365 vs 1901
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3428 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3428 vs 2809

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

574.1x better floating-point performance: 947.2 gflops vs 1.65 TFLOPs
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 530 vs 423
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9694 vs 8858
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3666 vs 3139
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3666 vs 3139

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	947.2 gflops vs 1.65 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	530 vs 423
Geekbench - OpenCL	9694 vs 8858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666 vs 3139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666 vs 3139
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

423

530

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2365

1901

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8858

9694

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3428

2809

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3428

2809

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3139

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3139

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3358

Name	AMD Radeon RX 550X	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
PassMark - G2D Mark	423	530
PassMark - G3D Mark	2365	1901
Geekbench - OpenCL	8858	9694
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3428	2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3428	2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3139	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3139	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		41.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		112.347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 550X	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Lexa	Cape Verde
Design	Radeon RX 500X Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	3 April 2018	30 June 2016
Place in performance rating	617	764
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz
Compute units	8/10
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	1.65 TFLOPs	947.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	512
Pixel fill rate	20.60 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	512/640
Texture fill rate	51.48 GTexel/s	29.6 GTexel / s
Texture Units	40
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
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
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 Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support