AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Shader
  512 2048
• Execution units
  8 32
• Render Output Units
  16 64
• Texture Units
  32 128

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

• Memory Size
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.5 GHz 2 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.100 GHz 1.968 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.183 GHz 2.589 GHz

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

• TDP
  50 W 160 W

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

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• Max. resolution
  4096x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12 12.2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• 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 / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and AMD Radeon RX 550.

• Manufacturer
  AMD AMD
• Architecture
  GCN 4 RDNA 2
• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Structure size
  14 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q3/2021