PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 and the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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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. MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING |
| AMD Radeon 550 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Lexa PRO | GPU Chip | TU116-300-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Turing |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 512 | Shader | 1408 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 32 | Texture Units | 88 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 56 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 192 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is 1.530 GHz. |
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| 1.019 GHz | Base Clock | 1.530 GHz |
| 1.071 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.785 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING has a TDP of 125 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 50 W | TDP | 125 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 has a total of 1 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING supports a maximum of 3 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 3 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is 247 mm long, 127 mm high and 46 mm wide. |
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| 152 mm | Length | 247 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 127 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 46 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 862 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5 was released in Q2/2017 at a price of 79 $ (Reference). The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING was introduced in Q4/2019 at a price of 229 $ (Reference). |
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| AXRX 550 2GB64BD5-DH | Part-no | -- |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q4/2019 |
| 79 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 12 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 GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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 GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon 550 2GB 64BIT GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6 |
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