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| Game | Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB | Radeon RX 550 2GB |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 42% | 70% |
| Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip | 46% | 59% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 42% | 70% |
| Halo: Reach | 81% | 46% |
| Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order | 20% | 133% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20% | 133% |
| Borderlands 3 | 38% | 79% |
| FIFA 20 | 69% | 10% |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 33% | 96% |
| eFootball PES 2020 | 60% | 16% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB are massively better than the AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB.
The RX 5700 XT has a 515 MHz higher core clock speed and 104 more Texture Mapping Units than the RX 550. This results in the RX 5700 XT providing 195.8 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RX 5700 XT has a 515 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Render Output Units than the RX 550. This results in the RX 5700 XT providing 85.3 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RX 5700 XT was released over a year more recently than the RX 550, and so the RX 5700 XT is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the RX 550.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RX 5700 XT has 6144 MB more video memory than the RX 550, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RX 5700 XT also has superior memory performance overall.
The RX 5700 XT has 448 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 550, which means that the memory performance of the RX 5700 XT is massively better than the RX 550.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB has 2560 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon RX 550 2GB has 896. However, the actual shader performance of the RX 5700 XT is 3170 and the actual shader performance of the RX 550 is 1075. The RX 5700 XT having 2095 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RX 5700 XT delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RX 550.
The RX 5700 XT transistor size technology is 7 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RX 550. This means that the RX 5700 XT is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RX 550.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB requires 225 Watts to run and the Radeon RX 550 2GB requires 75 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 600 Watts for the RX 5700 XT and a PSU with at least 350 Watts for the RX 550. The RX 5700 XT requires 150 Watts more than the RX 550 to run. The difference is significant enough that the RX 5700 XT may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RX 550.
| Core Speed | 1605 MHz |  | vs | 1090 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1905 MHz | | vs | 1200 MHz | |
| Architecture | Navi 10 XL | GCN 1.3 Baffin XT | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 07 Jul 2019 |  | vs | 18 Apr 2017 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8
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| 2560x1440 | 9.9
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vs | 5.8
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| 3840x2160 | 7.7
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vs | 3.9
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | - | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | - | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | - | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2560 | | vs | 896 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 52% | |
| Technology | 7nm | | vs | 14nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 56 | |
| Texture Rate | 256.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 61 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 16 | |
| Pixel Rate | 102.7 GPixel/s | | vs | 17.4 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 5120x2880 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 1 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 225 Watts | vs | | 75 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 600 Watts & 42 Amps | vs | | 350 Watts & 23 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | - | |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | AMD Ryzen R3 1200X | ||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | 1600x900 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB is an Enthusiast gaming Graphics Card based on the first (1.0) Revision of the RDNA Architecture. Architecture The Navi 10 XL GPU offers support for GDDR6 Memory, DirectX 12.0, Vulkan 1.0, and OpenGL 4.5. This variant of the Navi 10 XL GPU features 40 Compute Units activated, offering 2560 Shader Processing Units, 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The GPU features a 1605 MHz base clock speed and up to 1905 MHz with boost clock, making it an estimated 15% faster than a Radeon RX Vega 64. This puts its predicted performance roughly in line with the GeForce RTX 2080. GPU The Central Unit is clocked at 1605 MHz, rising to 1905 MHz with boost clock enabled. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with high-speed GDDR6 and accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit memory interface, providing total memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 8GB. Under most circumstances, this only proves useful in certain 3D Games whose Settings Require Large Amounts of Memory. However,the GPU itself is aimed for 4K Gaming, In some limited scenarios, 8GB might be a bottleneck and Performance could be better were the Frame Buffer larger, however this would only be an issue in the most demanding games. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 225W, it requires at least a 600W PSU with one available 8+6-pin connector. Performance The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB competes with GeForce RTX 2070 8GB, which is available for $599. Specs currently available suggest the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB performance should be in the same region as the GeForce RTX 2070. System Suggestions The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT HIS 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840 x2160 (4K). For the most demanding AAA games it should be ideally suited to 4K. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon RX 550 2GB is an Middle-Class Graphics Card based on the 4th Generation of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed Baffin XT which has 14 Compute Units activated and thus 896 Shader Processing Units, 56 TMUs and 16 ROPs. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it requires at least a 350W PSU and relies entirely on the PCI Slot for Power, meaning no Extra Connectors are required. Performance This graphics card was designed and marketed towards the competitive MOBO gamers. A light weight, small form factor GPU solution that offers mobility, so that gamers travelling to events can bring a smaller cheaper gaming rig. The Radeon RX 550 2GB can play most modern games at low to medium graphics selection on a 1080p screen res and expect around 45+FPS System Suggestions Radeon RX 550 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1600x900. We recommend a Performance Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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