Radeon RX 550X VS GeForce RTX 5090

Explore the complete details of Radeon RX 550X VS GeForce RTX 5090, including specs, performance benchmarks

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The Radeon RX 550X GPU by AMD. features a GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) architecture. with 512 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 1183 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 4 GB GB capacity and a 128 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 96 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 50W. it supports DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

The Radeon RX 550X GPU by AMD. features a GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) architecture. with 512 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 1183 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 4 GB GB capacity and a 128 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 96 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 50W. it supports DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

Benchmark Performance

Radeon RX 550X
5.92

GeForce RTX 5090
93.58

General Information

Basic details about the Radeon RX 550X, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

Radeon RX 550X Radeon RX 550X GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 5090
Manufacturer AMD NVIDIA
Ranking 625 2
Popularity Rank not in top-100 25
Architecture GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name Lexa GB202
Market Segmente Desktop Desktop
Length - Width 145 mm - 2-slot 304 mm - 2-slot
Release Date 16 December 2018 30 January 2025

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon RX 550X VS GeForce RTX 5090.

Core Clock Speed 1100 MHz 2017 MHz
Boost Clock Speed 1183 MHz 2407 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power 1.211 TFLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS
No of Transistors 2,200 million 92,200 million
CUDA Cores 512 21760
Ray Tracing Cores N/A 170
Tensor Cores N/A 680
Texture Fill Rate 37.86 1,637
ROPs 16 176

Performance Score Comparison

Connectivity & API Support

Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

Radeon RX 550X Radeon RX 550X GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 5090
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 5.0 x16
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI 1 1
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model 6.4 6.8
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.4
CUDA N/A 12.0
DLSS N/A 1
TMUs 32 680

Memory & Bus

Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.

Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR7
Maximum RAM 4 GB 32 GB
Memory Bus Width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory Clock Speed 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 96 GB/s GB/s 1.79 TB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR N/A 1

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP) 50 W 575 W
Power Efficiency 8.41 12.41
Manufacturing Process 14 nm 5 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors None 1x 16-pin

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