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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.74 TFLOPS.

ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.07 GHz · 60 W Speed index 1/100

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB has 640 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.07 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.37 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1,414 % faster than the ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Speed index
17/100
1/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
1.37 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
1.07 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
300 W
60 W
Launch Price
799 $
79 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU)
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTBaffin LE
Streaming Multiprocessors7210
Shader4608640
Render Output Units12816
Texture Units28840
Raytracing Cores72--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 10 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Memory Size16 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.019 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz1.071 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is 1.071 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
TDP300 W60 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C80 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 80 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm1 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Max. resolution7680x43205120x2880
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Length270 mm192 mm
Height120 mm115 mm
Width--39 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,503 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2020Q4/2017
Launch Price799 $79 $
Structure size7 nm14 nm
Part-no--AREZ-PH-RX550-4G-M7
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q4/2020.

The ASUS AREZ Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB published in Q4/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,507.9 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 573

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 9,462
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,527
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 102 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,066.7 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +900.0 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +700.0 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 25 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,156.6 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 12,367

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,251.9 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 11,496

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,128.3 %

  1. 195,225
  2. 15,894

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