PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile vs XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition

Comparison of GPU cores for PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)
• GPU Chip
  Baffin LE (GCN 4) Lexa PRO (GCN 4)
• Execution units
  8 8
• Shader
  512 512
• Render Output Units
  16 16
• Texture Units
  32 32

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  4 GB 2 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.750 GHz
• Memory Speed
  6 Gbps 7 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  96 GB/s 112 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.019 GHz 1.100 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.071 GHz 1.203 GHz+ 2 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  50 W 50 W

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 50 mm 1 x 90 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  -- 1x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1

In this section, we'll explore what functions the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  5120x2880 5120x2880
• DirectX
  12 12
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Let's compare how PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  181 mm 170 mm
• Height
  120 mm 121 mm
• Width
  20 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  1 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile and XFX Radeon RX 550 2GB Core Edition, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 8 PCIe 3.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q4/2017
• Launch Price
  79 $ 79 $
• Structure size
  14 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  AXRX 550 4GBD5-HLE RX-550P2SFG5
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet