SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5
vs
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU has 896 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.23 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.20 TFLOPS.

GPU

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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 14 execution units.
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) Based on AMD Radeon RX 560 (14 CU)
Lexa PRO GPU Chip Polaris 21 XL
GCN 4 Architecture GCN 4
8 Streaming Multiprocessors 14
512 Shader 896
16 Render Output Units 16
32 Texture Units 56
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.500GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.500 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 6.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 has a turbo clock of 1.206 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is 1.226 GHz.

1.100 GHz Base Clock 1.090 GHz
1.206 GHz Boost Clock 1.226 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C.

65 W TDP 90 W
-- TDP (up) --
80 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

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 v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

5120x2880 Max. resolution 5120x2880
12 DirectX 12
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is 28 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

158 mm Length 210 mm
112 mm Height 112 mm
28 mm Width 36 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 8

Additional data

Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 was released in Q4/2017.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU published in Q3/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

11268-03 Part-no 11267-18
Q4/2017 Release date Q3/2017
79 $ Launch Price 99 $ (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

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5
2 GB GDDR5
16 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5
33 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5
2 GB GDDR5
23 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5
42 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

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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