MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G vs AMD Radeon RX 550. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G and AMD Radeon RX 550, chip, information processing units.

• Execution units
  5 8
• Shader
  640 512
• Render Output Units
  32 16
• Texture Units
  40 32

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G and AMD Radeon RX 550. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.354 GHz 1.100 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.556 GHz+ 7 % 1.183 GHz

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

• TDP
  75 W 50 W

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 4096x2160
• DirectX
  12_1 12
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 550 and MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q2/2017
• Structure size
  14 nm 14 nm