AMD
AMD Radeon RX 550
AMD's entry-level Polaris card pairs 512 stream processors with 2GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus and draws about 50W from the PCIe slot alone. Launched in April 2017 at a $79 suggested price, it targets esports titles and home theater PCs with HDMI 4K60 and HEVC support.
Pros
- Typical board power of 50W means no external power connector is needed
- Low-profile partner designs suit small form factor and home theater PCs
- HDMI 4K60 output with HEVC decode and encode support
- Launched at a $79 suggested price, making it a low-cost discrete upgrade over integrated graphics
Cons
- Only 2GB of GDDR5 on the launch configuration, which limits texture settings in newer games
- A 128-bit bus and 512 stream processors keep performance well below mainstream cards
- Some partner boards later shipped with 640 shaders, so specs vary between cards
- Aimed at 1080p esports titles rather than demanding games at high settings
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Radeon RX 550
General
- Announced
- 2017
- Architecture
- Polaris
- Process
- 14 nm
- TDP
- 50 W
- Power connector
- None
Cores & Clocks
- Shading units
- 512
- Boost clock
- 1,183 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 2 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR5
- Bus width
- 128 bit
- Bandwidth
- 112 GB/s
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy
- 1,196Bottom 2%
- PassMark G3D
- 2,702Bottom 2%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon RX 550 good in 2026?
The AMD Radeon RX 550 earns an Inno Score of 30.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. AMD's entry-level Polaris card pairs 512 stream processors with 2GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus and draws about 50W from the PCIe slot alone. Launched in April 2017 at a $79 suggested price, it targets esports titles and home theater PCs with HDMI 4K60 and HEVC support.
What are the key specs of the AMD Radeon RX 550?
VRAM: 2 GB · Boost clock: 1,183 MHz · TDP: 50 W · 3DMark Time Spy: 1,196
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Radeon RX 550?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, AMD Radeon RX 560 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
