PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
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Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer
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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 | GPU | Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer |
| AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| Baffin LE | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 512 | Shader | 2048 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 32 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 96 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 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 | 1.139 GHz |
| 1.071 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.240 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W. |
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| 50 W | TDP | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans. The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | 2 x 75 mm |
| 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer 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 | 3x 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer 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 | 292 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | -- |
| 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer came on the market in Q2/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| AXRX 550 4GBD5-DH | Part-no | ZT-90206-10P |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q2/2015 |
| 79 $ | Launch Price | 479 $ |
| 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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Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer
4 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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Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer
4 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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Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer
4 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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Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer
4 GB GDDR5 |
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