Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs Radeon RX 550X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon RX 550X. 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 20 and Radeon RX 550X. 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 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 20 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon RX 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 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 20 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon RX 550X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550X - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 285 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon RX 550X are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 4520 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon RX 550X
Architecture Vega GCN 4.0
Code name Vega Mobile Lexa
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 November 2018 16 December 2018
Pipelines 1280 512
Core clock speed 815 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1283 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 102.6 37.86
Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1480 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 189.4 GB/s 96 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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