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    Radeon RX 550X vs Radeon RX 560X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon RX 550X and Radeon RX 560X. 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 RX 550X and Radeon RX 560X. 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 RX 550X
    Radeon RX 560X

    Main Specs

      Radeon RX 550X Radeon RX 560X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
     
    • Radeon RX 560X has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon RX 550X and Radeon RX 560X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • Radeon RX 550X and Radeon RX 560X are build with GCN 4.0 architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X.
    • Radeon RX 550X and Radeon RX 560X are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
    • Radeon RX 560X is 25 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550X.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 21−24 35−40
    medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon RX 550X Radeon RX 560X
    Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
    Code name Lexa Polaris 21
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 December 2018 11 April 2018
    Pipelines 512 1024
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1183 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 2,200 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.86 81.60
    Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops 2,611 gflops
    Length 145 mm 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
     

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