ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO vs AMD Radeon RX 5700. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO and AMD Radeon RX 5700, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon RX 5700
• Execution Units
  8 36
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 12 Navi 10
• Render Output Units
  16 64
• Shader
  512 2304
• Texture Units
  32 144
• Architecture
  - RDNA 1
• Compute Units
  - 36
• Manufacturer Board Type
  - Component
• Manufacturer Family
  - Radeon RX
• Manufacturer Series
  - Radeon RX 5000 Series

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  48 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  64 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  2 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1500 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Data Rate
  - 14 Gbps

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

• Base Clock
  1100 MHz 1465 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1183 MHz 1725 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 1625 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes -

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  50 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  - 220 W
• System Power Supply
  - 600 W (PSU recommendation)
• Typical Board Power
  - 180 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO and AMD Radeon RX 5700.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  1 x 80 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  1 × DisplayPort 1.4 -
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  - 1x8-Pin / 1x6-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• DisplayPort capabilities
  - 1.4a
• HDMI capabilities
  - 4K60 Support

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

• DirectX
  12 12.1
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  4096 × 2160 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• 4K H264 Decode
  - Yes
• 4K H264 Encode
  - Yes
• H265/HEVC Decode
  - Yes
• H265/HEVC Encode
  - Yes

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

• Height
  115 mm -
• Length
  192 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  39 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 5700 and ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 2G EVO.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  PH-RX550-2G-EVO -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020 2019-07-07
• Manufacturer
  - AMD
• Verification scope
  - Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.