AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon RX 590. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon RX 590, chip, information processing units.

• Shader
  512 2304
• Execution units
  8 36
• Render Output Units
  16 32
• Texture Units
  32 144

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.5 GHz 2 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon RX 590. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.100 GHz 1.469 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.183 GHz 1.545 GHz

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  50 W 225 W

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• Max. resolution
  4096x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12 12
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 590 and AMD Radeon RX 550.

• Manufacturer
  AMD AMD
• Architecture
  GCN 4 GCN 4
• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 8 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Structure size
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q4/2018