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AMD

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Graphics processor Released Apr 11, 2018

Video memory: 4 GB^*
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 112 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

256.34^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

268.04^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

58.03^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

92.94^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

69.67^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

96.86^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

107.79^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

84.93^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

97.06^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

234.10^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

405.76^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

261.16^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

327.83^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

24,448^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

29,164^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

42.22^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

57.86^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX 12 / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

7.70^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

15.71^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

12.55^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

13.66^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

23.11^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

34.96^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX 12 / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

17.41^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

36.42^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

25.05^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

31.09^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

59.12^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

94.55^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX 12 / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 550X

42.38^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

95.84^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 550X

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark2,367^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL11,290^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL12,373^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL12,373^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL9,142^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan13,079^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan12,448^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan13,079^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan11,011^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark508^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark2,370^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 4
Manufacturing process: 14 nm
Process node: 14 nm
GPU cores: 512^*
GPU base clock: 1,100 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 1,100 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Reported chip die area: 103 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 50 W^*
Transistors: 2,200 million^*
GPU boost clock: 1,287 MHz
Stream processors: 512
Compute units: 8
Graphics processor: Lexa^*
Texture mapping units: 32^*
Raster output units: 16^*
Chip foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 50 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 250 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (12_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1^*
Vulkan: 1.3^*
Shader model: 6.7^*
GPU L2 cache: 512 KB^*

GPU configurations

Polaris 12
Chip variant
Polaris 12
Rated power
50 W
Power specification
TBP

Memory & storage

Memory options: 4^*
Video memory: 4 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 112 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 50 W^*
Typical board power: 50 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 1,647^* GFLOPS
TDP: 50^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon RX 550X^*
Year: 2018^*
Fab: 14^*
Transistors (mln): 2,200^*
Die size: 101^*
Memory size: 4,096^*
Memory speed: 112^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon RX 550X^*
GPU Chip: Lexa^*
Released: Dec 16th, 2018^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Memory: 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,100^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,500^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 512 / 32 / 16^*

Specifications 3 · 13 fields

Foundry: GF^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP16 GFLOPS: 1,211^* GFLOPS
FP32 GFLOPS: 1,211^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 75.71^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon RX 550X^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2018-12-16^*
Process Size (nm): 14^* nm
TDP (W): 50^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 103^* mm²
Transistors (million): 2,200^*
Freq (MHz): 1,100^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 26 fields

proc transistors: 2,200 million^*
proc die size: 103^* mm²
cores: 512^*
base clock: 1,100^*
boost clock: 1,183^*
memory clock: 1,500^*
ram: 4^*
name: AMD Radeon RX 550X^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
ram bandwidth: 96^* GB/s
fp16 performance: 1.2114^*
fp32 performance: 1.2114^*
fp64 performance: 0.0757^*
tdp: 50^* W
suggested psu: 250^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 1.34^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 4.0^*
card release date: 2018-12-16^*
proc foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
proc process size: 14^* nm

Specifications 5 · 36 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (12_0)^*

OpenCL

2.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.7^*

Vulkan

1.3^*

Architecture

GCN 4.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x8^*

Memory bus

128^* bit

Reported shader processors

512^*

Reported theoretical FP16 peak

1.2114^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

1.2114^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.0757^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

512 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

18.93 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

103 mm²^*

Chip foundry

GlobalFoundries^*

Process node declaration

14 nm^*

Transistors

2,200 million^*

Graphics processor

Lexa^*

Reported video memory

4^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

96.00 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

16^*

Reported shading units

512^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

250 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

50 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

37.86 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

32^*

GPU cores

512^*

Video memory

4^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 6 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

2,367^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon RX 550X^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon RX 550X^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 7 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon RX 550X^*
GPU Chip: Lexa^*
Released: Dec 16th, 2018^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Memory: 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,100^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,500^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 512 / 32 / 16^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 1,647^* GFLOPS
TDP: 50^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon RX 550X^*
Year: 2018^*
Fab: 14^*
Transistors (mln): 2,200^*
Die size: 101^*
Memory size: 4,096^*
Memory speed: 112^*

Specifications 9 · 55 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Lexa^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 4.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 14^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,200 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 103^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Dec 16th, 2018^*
Graphics Card Generation: Polaris (RX 500X)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Vega^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon RX 550X^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 4^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 96^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 32^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Lexa^*
Render Config ROPs: 16^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 18.93 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 37.86 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 50^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 250^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4a^*
Board Design Board Number: D090^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (12_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.3^*
source file: amd2018.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Polaris^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1280x720 | Playable:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900^*
Board Design Length: 145 mm 5.7 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Lexa PRO (215-0904018)^*
Graphics Processor Density: 21.4M / mm²^*
Top TMUS: 32^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: FCBGA-769^*
Top ROPS: 16^*
Clock Speeds Base Clock: 1,100^* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock: 1,183^* MHz
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.7^*
Top CORES: 512^*
Render Config Shading Units: 512^*
Render Config Compute Units: 8^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 4^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 1,211.4 GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 75.71 GFLOPS (1:16)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Theoretical Performance FP16 (half): 1,211.4 GFLOPS (1:1)
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 10 · 10 fields

Device

Radeon (TM) RX 550X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon RX 550X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon RX 550X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

11,290^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

9,142^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

11,011^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

12,448^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

12,373^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

13,079^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 11 · 11 fields

gpuName

Radeon RX 550X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon RX 550X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

2,370^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

508^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

12,373^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

50^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

13,079^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

47.4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,019^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 25 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 16^*
rop: 8^*
igp: Yes^*
igp: No^*
bus: Ring Bus^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Lexa^*
gpuChip: Lakefield GT1^*
productName: Radeon RX 550X^*
productName: Radeon RX 550X^*
releaseYear: 2,018^*
releaseYear: 2,018^*
memSize: 4^*
memSize: 4^*
memBusWidth: 128^*
gpuClock: 200^*
gpuClock: 1,100^*
memClock: 1,500^*
unifiedShader: 512^*
unifiedShader: 384^*
tmu: 32^*
tmu: 32^*

* Provisional data