In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G and the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 693 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP.
The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and has 2560 texture shaders and 40 execution units.
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP is based on AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa), which has 512 shaders and 8 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
Memory Size
8 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.500 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
6.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
96 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
Base Clock
1.605 GHz
1.100 GHz
Boost Clock
1.905 GHz
1.206 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.78 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.605 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP is 1.100 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
TDP
225 W
65 W
TDP (up)
335 W
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Tjunction max
99 °C
80 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 225 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP has a TDP of 65 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 80 mm
1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
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Noise (Load)
47-48 dB
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has a total of 1 Radial fans.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
1x DP 1.4
DVI
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1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
Max. resolution
7680x4320
5120x2880
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP is 5120x2880 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP
Length
270 mm
180 mm
Height
110 mm
69 mm
Width
40 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
1,110 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 270 mm long, 110 mm high and 40 mm wide.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 LP is 180 mm long, 69 mm high and 38 mm wide.
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The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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