AMD Radeon RX 550 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 550 and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Shader
  512 1024
• Execution units
  8 16
• Render Output Units
  16 32
• Texture Units
  32 64

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

• Memory Size
  4 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.5 GHz 2.25 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 550 and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.100 GHz 2.200 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.183 GHz 2.825 GHz

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

• TDP
  50 W 130 W+ 21 %

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

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 550.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 4
• Structure size
  14 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q1/2022