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SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 vs ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB

SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400
SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 4 GB GDDR6 · 2.32 GHz · 55 W Speed index 3/100

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6400 (RDNA 2) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 128 GB/s.

ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.07 GHz · 60 W Speed index 1/100

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 is 161 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB.

SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Speed index
3/100
1/100
FP32
3.57 TFLOPS
1.37 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.32 GHz
1.07 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
128 GB/s
96 GB/s
TDP
55 W
60 W
Launch Price
159 $
79 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6400AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU)
GPU ChipNavi 24 XLBaffin LE
Streaming Multiprocessors1210
Shader768640
Render Output Units3216
Texture Units4840
Raytracing Cores12--
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 has the Navi 24 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is based on the graphics chip Baffin LE, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.500 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps6.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth128 GB/s96 GB/s
Memory Interface64 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Base Clock1.923 GHz1.019 GHz
Boost Clock2.321 GHz1.071 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
TDP55 W60 W
Tjunction max97 °C80 °C
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 is powered by -- connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 55 W.

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB has -- PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 60 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 50 mm1 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Max. Displays24
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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Up to 2 screens can be operated with the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400.

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Max. resolution7680x43205120x2880
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB is 5120x2880 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The 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.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
Length170 mm192 mm
Height56 mm115 mm
Width17 mm39 mm
Width (Slots)1 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 4 lanes and requires 1 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 4PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2022Q1/2018
Launch Price159 $79 $
Structure size6 nm14 nm
Part-no11315-01-20GPH-RX550-4G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 has been manufactured with a structure width of 6 nanometers since Q2/2022.

The ASUS Phoenix Radeon RX 550 4GB came on the market in Q1/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

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 SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +187.4 %

  1. 1,647
  2. 573

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 294
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 80
  2. no data

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)

  1. 8 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 11 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 21 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +111.1 %

  1. 19 fps (avg)
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +100.0 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +92.0 %

  1. 48 fps (avg)
  2. 25 fps (avg)

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 SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +163.8 %

  1. 32,619
  2. 12,367

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +234.0 %

  1. 38,397
  2. 11,496

Geekbench 6 - Metal SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6400 +2,035.8 %

  1. 339,470
  2. 15,894

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