Radeon 550X vs Radeon R7 A265

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 A265, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon 550X stacks up against Radeon R7 A265, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Radeon R7 A265

Main Specs

  Radeon 550X Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 357 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Radeon 550X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5200 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 1−2
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 12−14
medium / 1080p 9−10 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Radeon 550X Radeon R7 A265
Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Lexa Opal
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 27 March 2019 9 January 2014
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.98 19.80
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131