AMD Radeon RX 5600 vs AMD Radeon RX 550

AMD Radeon RX 5600
AMD Radeon RX 550 $79
2048 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1560MHz
640 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1071MHz
FP32
6.39 TFLOPS
FP32
1.37 TFLOPS
FP16
12.78 TFLOPS
FP16
1.37 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
150W
TDP
60W
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL 53,670
18%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal 44,955
25%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 37,455
18%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT Metal 130
22%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
RDNA 1
Architecture
GCN 4
Family
Radeon RX 5000
Family
Radeon RX 500
Codename
Gaming
Navi 10
Variant
Navi 10 XE
Codename
Baffin
Polaris 11
Variant
Polaris 11 XL
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/21/2020
Release Date
4/20/2017
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Fabrication Node
N7
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Fabrication Node
14LPP
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Die Size
251 mm²
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Die Size
123 mm²
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Transistor Count
10.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
3 Billion
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Transistor Density
41.04M/mm²
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Transistor Density
24.39M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
640 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
40 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
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Compute Units
32 CUs
Compute Units
10 CUs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
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1375MHz Base
1560MHz
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1019MHz Base
1071MHz
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FP16
12.78 TFLOPS
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FP16
1.37 TFLOPS
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FP32
6.39 TFLOPS
FP32
1.37 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.4 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.09 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
99.84 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
17.136 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
199.68 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
42.84 GTexel/s
L0
32KB/WGP
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L1
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128KB/Array
L1
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16KB/CU
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L2
3MB Shared
L2
1MB Shared
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6GB
GDDR6
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
12GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
96GB/s
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TDP
150W
TDP
60W
Temp
110°C Max
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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1x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
VCN 2.0
Model
VCE 3.4
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
VCN 2.0
Model
UVD 6.3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
10.1
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Shader Model
6.7
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GFX
8
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2x Fans
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
Bridgeless
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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