MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.58 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.
The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 has 512 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.19 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.22 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 40 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G | GPU | PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) |
| Navi 22 XT | GPU Chip | Lexa PRO |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 40 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 2560 | Shader | 512 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 32 |
| 40 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 384 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G has a turbo clock of 2.581 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 is 1.190 GHz. |
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| 2.321 GHz | Base Clock | 1.100 GHz |
| 2.581 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.190 GHz |
| 2.42 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G 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 PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 is equipped with a PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 80 °C. |
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| 230 W | TDP | 50 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 80 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G are cooled with a Air cooling. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 5120x2880 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G is 51 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 is 51 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 247 mm | Length | 225 mm |
| 131 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 51 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 921 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 8 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G was released in Q1/2021. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2 published in Q2/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | AXRX 550 4GBD5-DH/OC |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| 479 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 79 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
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.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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