P106 090 vs Radeon 550X

In this comparison between P106 090 and Radeon 550X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people P106 090 will be the best choice, for others Radeon 550X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
P106 090
Radeon 550X

Main Specs

  P106 090 Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • P106 090 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
  • P106 090 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • P106 090 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • P106 090 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of P106 090 is 272 MHz higher, than Radeon 550X.
  • P106 090 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • P106 090 is 105 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
  • Memory clock speed of P106 090 is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon 550X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 9−10
The average gaming FPS of P106 090 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

  P106 090 Radeon 550X
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 31 July 2017 27 March 2019
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 1218 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 73.49 38.98
Floating-point performance 2,352 gflops
Length 250 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1