PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 and the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G, 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 OC V3 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) and has 640 texture shaders and 10 execution units. MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G |
| AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| Baffin LE | GPU Chip | Navi 23 XT |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 32 |
| 640 | Shader | 2048 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 40 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 32 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 16.0 Gbps |
| 96 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 clocks in the base with up to 1.019 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 1.968 GHz. |
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| 1.019 GHz | Base Clock | 1.968 GHz |
| 1.190 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.589 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.36 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 is 60 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 60 W | TDP | 160 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 170 W |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 has a total of 1 Axial fans. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 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 RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| 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 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 is 147 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 277 mm long, 130 mm high and 51 mm wide. |
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| 147 mm | Length | 277 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 130 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 51 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 882 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3 was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 69 $. The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $ (Reference). |
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| AXRX 550 2GBD5-DHA/OC | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q3/2021 |
| 69 $ | Launch Price | 379 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 7 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 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 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 Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 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 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 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 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 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 RX 550 2GB GDDR5 OC V3
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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