Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs Radeon RX 550

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 550. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 550. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 550 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 550 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 4600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
QHD / 1440p 9−10 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 30−33
medium / 1080p 30−33 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon RX 550.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon RX 550
Architecture Vega GCN 4.0
Code name Vega Mobile Lexa
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 November 2018 20 April 2017
Pipelines 1024 512
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.16 37.86
Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2400 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 307.2 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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