PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5
vs
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 and the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
|
||
GPUThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 is based on the AMD Radeon 550 and has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units. |
||
| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 | GPU | GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G |
| AMD Radeon 550 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Lexa PRO | GPU Chip | Navi 24 XT |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 512 | Shader | 1024 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 32 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 16 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 56 GB/s. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s. |
||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.250 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 18.0 Gbps |
| 56 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 144 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 64 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 clocks in the base with up to 1.019 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G is 2.200 GHz. |
||
| 1.019 GHz | Base Clock | 2.200 GHz |
| 1.071 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.825 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.69 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 is 50 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G has a TDP of 107 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
||
| 50 W | TDP | 107 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 has a total of 1 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
||
| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G supports a maximum of 2 screens. |
||
| 4 | Max. Displays | 2 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
||
| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
||
| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 is 152 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G is 282 mm long, 114 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
||
| 152 mm | Length | 282 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 114 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 4 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 was released in Q2/2017 at a price of 79 $ (Reference). The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
||
| AXRX 550 2GB64BD5-DH | Part-no | GV-R65XTGAMING OC-4GD |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
| 79 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 6 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
1.019 GHz, 2 GB (50 W TDP)
Buy this graphic card at amazon!
2.200 GHz, 4 GB (107 W TDP)
Buy this graphic card at amazon!
Rate these graphics cards now
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
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
Port Royal (Raytracing)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
2560x1440 (1440p)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
1920x1080 (1080p)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
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.
1920x1080 (1080p)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
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)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
2560x1440 (1440p)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
1920x1080 (1080p)
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
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
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
Geekbench 6 - Metal
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
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)
|
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
||
|
|
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
||
Popular comparisons
