PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU)
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MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) and the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC, 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 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) and has 640 texture shaders and 10 execution units. MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, which has 384 shaders and 3 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) | GPU | MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Baffin LE | GPU Chip | GP108-300-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 3 |
| 640 | Shader | 384 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 40 | Texture Units | 24 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 48 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.502 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps |
| 96 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 64 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) clocks in the base with up to 1.019 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is 1.265 GHz. |
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| 1.019 GHz | Base Clock | 1.265 GHz |
| 1.071 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.518 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) is 60 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector. The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC has a TDP of 30 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors. |
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| 60 W | TDP | 30 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
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Cooler & FansThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) has a total of 1 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 50 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 4GB GDDR5 (640SU). The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC supports a maximum of 2 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 2 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC 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 | 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 |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) is 225 mm long, 128 mm high and 38 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is 159 mm long, 69 mm high and 19 mm wide. |
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| 225 mm | Length | 159 mm |
| 128 mm | Height | 69 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 19 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 1 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 132 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 4 |
Additional dataThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU) was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 79 $. The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC was introduced in Q2/2017 at a price of 79 $ (Reference). |
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| AXRX 550 4GBD5-DHA | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| 79 $ | Launch Price | 79 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 14 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 (640SU)
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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 4GB GDDR5 (640SU)
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU)
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (640SU)
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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
Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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 (640SU)
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
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