MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G
vs
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (RDNA 1) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G has the Navi 14 XTX graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP is based on the graphics chip Baffin LE, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 65 W.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP is 5120x2880 pixels.

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.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 4G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP came on the market in Q4/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.