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ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO vs Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G

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.

Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100

The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 771 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO.

ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Speed index
1/100
9/100
FP32
1.21 TFLOPS
10.54 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.47 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
410 GB/s
TDP
50 W
210 W
Launch Price
79 $
399 $

GPU

GPUASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)AMD RX Vega 56
GPU ChipLexa PROVega 10 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors856
Shader5123584
Render Output Units1664
Texture Units32256
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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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XL, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5HBM2
Memory Clock1.500 GHz0.800 GHz
Memory Speed6.0 Gbps1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s410 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit2,048 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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 1.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.800 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Base Clock1.100 GHz1.156 GHz
Boost Clock1.183 GHz1.471 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 EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
TDP50 W210 W
Tjunction max80 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power--2 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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 210 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 11 x 80 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--37 dB
Noise (Load)--49 dB
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The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.2--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVO.

The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
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 EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
Length192 mm280 mm
Height115 mm127 mm
Width39 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,090 g
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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4G EVOBiostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2017Q3/2017
Launch Price79 $399 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noPH-RX550-4G-EVOVAVAL5VM88
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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G came on the market in Q3/2017 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) Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G +437.5 %

  1. 8 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G +400.0 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G +387.0 %

  1. 23 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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 Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G +323.0 %

  1. 14,311
  2. 60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G +380.4 %

  1. 13,279
  2. 63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G +291.7 %

  1. 18,364
  2. 71,932

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