PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
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MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 106 GB/s. |
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GPUThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 has the Baffin LE graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture. The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 is based on the graphics chip GM206-250-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 |
| AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
| Baffin LE | GPU Chip | GM206-250-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 6 |
| 512 | Shader | 768 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 32 | Texture Units | 48 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 clocks at 1.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.653 GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.653 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.6 Gbps |
| 96 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 106 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.019 GHz | Base Clock | 1.076 GHz |
| 1.071 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.253 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 50 W. The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 90 W. |
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| 50 W | TDP | 90 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5. The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 152 mm | Length | 220 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2017. The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2 came on the market in Q1/2016 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| AXRX 550 4GBD5-DH | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
| 79 $ | Launch Price | 159 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 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 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Battlefield 5
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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 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OCV2
2 GB GDDR5 |
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