GPU comparison with benchmarks

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 vs ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.21 GHz · 65 W Speed index 1/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 has 512 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.21 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 1.23 TFLOPS.

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is 974 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Speed index
1/100
11/100
FP32
1.23 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.21 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
65 W
230 W
Launch Price
79 $
479 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipLexa PRONavi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors840
Shader5122560
Render Output Units1664
Texture Units32160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 8 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 40 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Memory Size2 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Base Clock1.100 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock1.206 GHz2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 has a turbo clock of 1.206 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is 2.581 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
TDP65 W230 W
Tjunction max80 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 has -- connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 80 °C.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
Length158 mm267 mm
Height112 mm110 mm
Width28 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 is 28 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is 28 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2017Q1/2021
Launch Price79 $479 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-no11268-03RX6700XT 12G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 was released in Q4/2017.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +988.7 %

  1. 547
  2. 5,955

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 6,008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 2,188

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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  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 74 fps (avg)

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) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +850.0 %

  1. 8 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +800.0 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +743.5 %

  1. 23 fps (avg)
  2. 194 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 ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +566.5 %

  1. 14,548
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +704.9 %

  1. 13,498
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB +710.2 %

  1. 18,668
  2. 151,246

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