AMD Radeon RX 550X Benchmark and Specs

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Released in 2018, the Radeon RX 550X is a GPU from AMD. According to our GPU Benchmark, this GPU is a bad card for gaming with a score of 464 points.

The Radeon RX 550X has 4 GiB of GDDR5 memory, with a total memory bandwidth of 109 GB/s. The memory bus has a width of 128 bits. More memory is beneficial when gaming at high resolutions as the memory needs to store the frame buffer and all the game textures. If you run out of memory, you will experience poor performance as the GPU needs to swap data in and out of the memory as it is used.

In terms of clock speed, the Radeon RX 550X GPU core runs at a frequency of 1100 MHz and if power and temperature permits, it can boost up to 1287 MHz. The clock runs at a speed called the clock speed. It dictates the number of updates per second that the GPU can process. Overclocking a chip, which means increasing the clock speed will improve the performance. However, thermals and power efficiency may be diminished.

As for rendering API support, the Radeon RX 550X supports up to DirectX 12. In addition, in cross-platform titles, OpenGL 4.6 features are supported. Higher level APIs such as DirectX 12 give more control to the game developer and can allow them to improve the graphics and performance.

The AMD Radeon RX 550X has a TDP of 50W, this is the amount of heat energy produced by the chip as a byproduct. The higher the TDP, the more heat is produced.

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