AMD Radeon RX 550X 8CU vs AMD Radeon R7 450

AMD Radeon RX 550X 8CU $79
AMD Radeon R7 450
512 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1287MHz
512 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1050MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.32 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
1.08 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
1.32 TFLOPS
FP32
1.08 TFLOPS
FP16
1.32 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
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TDP
50W
TDP
65W
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 22% faster vs Radeon R7 450
  • 18% slower vs Radeon RX 550X 8CU
Radeon RX 550X 8CU - 1.32 TFLOPS FP16
x1.22
Radeon R7 450 - 1.08 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 22% faster vs Radeon R7 450
  • 18% slower vs Radeon RX 550X 8CU
Radeon RX 550X 8CU - 1.32 TFLOPS FP32
x1.22
Radeon R7 450 - 1.08 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 56% faster vs Radeon R7 450
  • 36% slower vs Radeon RX 550X 8CU
Radeon RX 550X 8CU - 112GB/s
x1.56
Radeon R7 450 - 72GB/s
x1
  • 23% lower vs Radeon R7 450
  • 30% higher vs Radeon RX 550X 8CU
Radeon RX 550X 8CU - 50W
x1
Radeon R7 450 - 65W
x1.3
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 4
Architecture
GCN 1
Family
Radeon RX 500
Family
Radeon R 400
Codename
Lexa
Polaris 12
Variant
Polaris 12 XL
Codename
Cape Verde
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Variant
Cape Verde Pro
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/11/2018
Release Date
6/30/2016
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
14LPP
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
103 mm²
Die Size
123 mm²
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
Transistor Count
1.5 Billion
Transistor Density
21.36M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.20M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
512 Shaders
Shading Units
512 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
32 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
32 TMUs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Compute Units
8 CUs
Compute Units
8 CUs
1100MHz Base
1287MHz
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1050MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.32 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
1.08 TFLOPS
FP32
FP16
1.32 TFLOPS
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FP32
1.32 TFLOPS
FP32
1.08 TFLOPS
FP64
80 GFLOPS
FP64
70 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
20.592 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
16.8 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
41.184 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
33.6 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
256KB Shared
2GB
GDDR5
2GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
112GB/s
Clock
1125MHz
Transfer Rate
4.5GT/s
Bandwidth
72GB/s
TDP
50W
TDP
65W
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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1x DisplayPort 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0
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2x DisplayPort 1.2
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Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
-
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
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Model
VCE 3.4
Model
VCE 1.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
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Model
UVD 6.3
Model
UVD 4.0
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.7
GFX
8
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
6
1x Fan
1x Fan
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
8
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PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
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Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
145 mm (5.71 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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