AMD Radeon RX 9070 vs AMD Radeon RX 550X 8CU

AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 550X 8CU $79
4096 Shaders
16GB GDDR6
2700MHz
512 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1287MHz
FP32
44.24 TFLOPS
FP32
1.32 TFLOPS
FP16
88.47 TFLOPS
FP16
1.32 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.5-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
50W
Power Connectors
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2x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
RDNA 4
Architecture
GCN 4
Family
Radeon RX 9000
Family
Radeon RX 500
Codename
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Navi 48
Variant
Navi 48 XT
Codename
Lexa
Polaris 12
Variant
Polaris 12 XL
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
4/11/2018
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC Memory Cache Die
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Fabrication Node
N4
N6 Memory Cache Die
Fabrication Node
14LPP
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Die Size
200 mm²
4x 38 mm² Memory Cache Die
Die Size
103 mm²
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Transistor Count
29 Billion
4x 2.1 Billion Memory Cache Die
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
145.00M/mm²
54.64M/mm² Memory Cache Die
Transistor Density
21.36M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
4096 Shaders
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Shading Units
512 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
256 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
32 TMUs
Render Output Units
96 ROPs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Tensor Cores
128 T-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
64 RT-Cores
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Compute Units
64 CUs
Compute Units
8 CUs
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2210MHz Base
2700MHz
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1100MHz Base
1287MHz
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FP16
88.47 TFLOPS
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FP16
1.32 TFLOPS
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FP32
44.24 TFLOPS
FP32
1.32 TFLOPS
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FP64
1.38 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.08 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
259.2 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
20.592 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
691.2 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
41.184 GTexel/s
L0
64KB/WGP
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L1
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256KB/Array
L1
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16KB/CU
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L2
6MB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
L3
64MB Shared
2.25TB/s
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16GB
GDDR6
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2438MHz
Transfer Rate
19.5GT/s
Bandwidth
624GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
112GB/s
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TDP
250W
TDP
50W
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3x DisplayPort 2.1
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1x HDMI 2.1
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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
15360x8640
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
165Hz
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
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
VCN 4.0
Model
VCE 3.4
Codec
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
VCN 4.0
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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AV1
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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_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.2
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.8
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GFX
12
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Shader Model
6.7
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GFX
8
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3x Fans
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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2x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.5
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
50 mm (1.97 in)
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
145 mm (5.71 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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