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ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO vs ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580

ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO
ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 50 W Speed index 1/100

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 369 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO.

ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Speed index
1/100
5/100
FP32
1.21 TFLOPS
5.68 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.36 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
50 W
185 W
Launch Price
79 $
229 $

GPU

GPUASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Based onAMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipLexa PROPolaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors836
Shader5122304
Render Output Units1632
Texture Units32144
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The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO has the Lexa PRO graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 20 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.500 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed6.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO clocks at 1.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Base Clock1.100 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.183 GHz1.360 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.34 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
TDP50 W185 W
Tjunction max80 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO is powered by -- connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 50 W.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 185 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 80 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingASUS Aura Sync
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With the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 5120x2880 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Length192 mm298 mm
Height115 mm134 mm
Width39 mm53 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2017Q4/2017
Launch Price79 $229 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noPH-RX550-4G-EVOROG-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2017.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 came on the market in Q4/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

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) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +275.0 %

  1. 8 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +268.8 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +265.2 %

  1. 23 fps (avg)
  2. 84 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 ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +200.5 %

  1. 14,311
  2. 43,000

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +203.0 %

  1. 13,279
  2. 40,241

Geekbench 6 - Metal ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +131.4 %

  1. 18,364
  2. 42,492

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