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AMD Radeon 550
- Graphics Processor
- Lexa
- Cores
- 512
- TMUs
- 32
- ROPs
- 16
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 64 bit
GPU
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon 550 was an entry-level graphics card by AMD, launched on April 20th, 2017. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Lexa graphics processor, in its Lexa PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon 550. The Lexa graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 103 mm² and 2,200 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon 550X 640SP, which uses the same GPU but has all 640 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon 550 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon 550, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1100 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1183 MHz, memory is running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon 550 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 50 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon 550 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 79 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon 550 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 50 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon 550 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 79 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Apr 20th, 2017
- Generation
-
Polaris
(RX 500)
- Predecessor
- Arctic Islands
- Successor
- Vega
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 79 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x8
- Reviews
- 5 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1100 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1183 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1750 MHz
7 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 64 bit
- Bandwidth
- 56.00 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 512
- TMUs
- 32
- ROPs
- 16
- Compute Units
- 8
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 256 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 18.93 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 37.86 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half)
- 1,211 GFLOPS (1:1)
- FP32 (float)
- 1,211 GFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 75.71 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 145 mm
5.7 inches
- TDP
- 50 W
- Suggested PSU
- 250 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DisplayPort 1.4a
- Power Connectors
- None
- Board Number
- D090-01
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- Shader Model
- 6.7
Lexa GPU Notes
| Generation: Arctic Islands Codename: Polaris 12 Old Codename: Treasure Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx804) Display Core Engine: 11.2 Unified Video Decoder: 6.3 Video Compression Engine: 3.4 System DMA: 3.0.0 CLRX: GCN 1.2.0 Latest Drivers: Windows 7: 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1 Windows 8.1: 64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1 Windows 10 / 11: 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12) 64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4 |
Retail boards based on this design (5)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1500 MHz | 192 mm/7.6 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 157 mm/6.2 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI | |
| 1100 MHz | 1203 MHz | 1750 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI |
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