Radeon RX 550
Reasons To Buy
- ✓ Huge e-sports performance leap over integrated graphics
- ✓ Cool and quiet
- ✓ Offers modern ecosystem and media features
Reasons To Avoid
- ✗ No small form factor versions at launch
- ✗ Priced too high
Expert Reviews
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By PCWorld · 8 years, 4 months ago
Specifications
| 4K H264 Decode | ✓ |
| 4K H264 Encode | ✓ |
| Base Frequency | |
| Board Type |
Component |
| Boost Frequency |
1183.0 |
| Compute Units | |
| DisplayPort™ | 1_4_hdr |
| Dual Link DVI | ✓ |
| H265/HEVC Decode | ✓ |
| H265/HEVC Encode | ✓ |
| HDMI™ | 4k_60_support |
| HDMI™ 4K Support | ✓ |
| Max Memory Size | 4 |
| Max Performance | 1200.0 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 112 |
| Memory Interface | 128_bit |
| Memory Speed |
7.0 |
| Memory Type |
GDDR5 |
| Minimum PSU Recommendation | 400 |
| OS Support |
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition Windows 7 - 32-Bit Edition Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Linux x86 64-Bit |
| Stream Processors | |
| Supported Technologies |
AMD Software Adrenalin Edition AMD FreeSync™ Technology AMD LiquidVR™ Technology 4th Gen GCN Architecture AMD Radeon™ Chill AMD Radeon™ ReLive DirectX® 12 Technology AMD App Acceleration AMD Frame Rate Target Control 3rd Gen 14nm Process Technology OpenCL® 2.0 OpenGL 4.5 AMD PowerTune Technology TrueAudio Next Unified Video Decoder (UVD) Video Code Engine (VCE) AMD Virtual Super Resolution The Vulkan® API |
| Texture Units | |
| Typical Board Power (Desktop) | 50 W |
| VGA | ✗ |