AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO, chip, information processing units.

• AI Accelerators
  168 -
• Architecture
  RDNA 3 -
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 550
• Compute Units
  84 -
• Execution Units
  84 8
• GPU Chip
  Navi 31 Polaris 12
• Ray Accelerators
  84 -
• Render Output Units
  192 16
• RT Cores
  84 -
• Shader
  5376 512
• Texture Units
  336 32

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Infinity Cache
  80 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  800 GB/s 48 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  320 bit 64 bit
• Memory Clock
  2500 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  20 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  20 GB 2 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 1500 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1500 MHz 1100 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2400 MHz 1183 MHz
• Game Clock
  2000 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• System Power Supply
  750 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  300 W 50 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Typical Board Power
  315 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm 1 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 2.1 1 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  2x8-Pin -
• USB-C Ports
  1 × USB-C -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 4096 × 2160
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  113 mm 115 mm
• Length
  276 mm 192 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  51 mm 39 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  899 $ -
• Part Number
  - PH-RX550-2G-EVO
• Process Technology
  5 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  2022-12-13 Q2/2020