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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $579
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MSRP in USD: $579
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Base Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 1287 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 76% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $89.99 vs $379.99
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 2050% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon RX 550 - 86 vs 4 FPS
- Up to 80% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon RX 550 - $4.42 vs $22.5 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 16 vs 2 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
4
4.651162790697675%
Value, $/FPS
$22.5/FPS
19.644444444444446%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$379.99
23%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
9.366650173181593%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
7.494061757719715%
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Polaris | Generation | Navi II |
$79 | MSRP | $579 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon RX 6800
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
1 FPS
$989.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1199/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
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1 FPS
$759.85/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
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1 FPS
$1399/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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1 FPS
$720/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$720
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80 FPS
$21.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,699.99
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1 FPS
$816/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$816
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1 FPS
$1034/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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1 FPS
$1019/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,019
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1 FPS
$979/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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