PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 and the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) and has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, which has 1536 shaders and 24 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G |
| AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
| Baffin LE | GPU Chip | TU116-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Turing |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 24 |
| 512 | Shader | 1536 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 32 | Texture Units | 96 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 12.0 Gbps |
| 96 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 clocks in the base with up to 1.019 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G is 1.500 GHz. |
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| 1.019 GHz | Base Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 1.071 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.770 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is 50 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 50 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 has a total of 1 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 90 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 RX 550 2GB GDDR5. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G 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 RX 550 2GB GDDR5 supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | 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. |
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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 RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is 152 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G is 204 mm long, 128 mm high and 42 mm wide. |
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| 152 mm | Length | 204 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 42 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 669 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 was released in Q4/2017 at a price of 79 $. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 279 $ (Reference). |
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| AXRX 550 2GBD5-DH | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q1/2019 |
| 79 $ | Launch Price | 279 $ (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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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 RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI VENTUS XS 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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