SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (RDNA 2) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 144 GB/s.

GPU

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 has the Lexa PRO graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 24 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 GPU AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) Based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Lexa PRO GPU Chip Navi 24 XT
GCN 4 Architecture RDNA 2
8 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
512 Shader 1024
16 Render Output Units 32
32 Texture Units 64
0 Raytracing Cores 16

Memory

The graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 clocks at 1.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 18.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.250 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.500 GHz Memory Clock 2.250 GHz
6.0 Gbps Memory Speed 18.0 Gbps
96 GB/s Memory bandwidth 144 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.100 GHz Base Clock 2.200 GHz
1.206 GHz Boost Clock 2.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 2.61 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 65 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 107 W.

65 W TDP 107 W
-- TDP (up) --
80 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 2
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports --
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports --
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 5120x2880 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

5120x2880 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

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

Dimensions

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 4 Lanes interface.

158 mm Length --
112 mm Height --
28 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 4

Additional data

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2017.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 6 nanometers manufactured.

11268-01 Part-no --
Q4/2017 Release date Q1/2022
79 $ Launch Price 199 $ (Reference)
14 nm Structure size 6 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
30 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)

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5
4 GB GDDR5
8 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5
4 GB GDDR5
16 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5
4 GB GDDR5
23 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
68 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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