AMD
Radeon RX 550
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Overview
The Radeon RX 550 is AMD's entry-level Polaris card, introduced in 2017 as the most accessible member of the RX 500 series. Polaris represents the fourth generation of AMD's GCN architecture, built on a 14nm FinFET process for improved efficiency over the older 28nm R7/R9 cards.
The RX 550 ships with 4GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus and has a TDP of roughly 50W — low enough to run entirely from PCIe slot power, with no external power connector required. It supports AMD FreeSync and DirectX 12, but like all Polaris hardware lacks hardware ray tracing or dedicated AI compute.
Designed for casual 1080p gaming at low settings, HTPC builds, and basic display output tasks, the RX 550 suits buyers who need a discreet GPU for light workloads without adding a power connector. Its fanless and low-profile variants also make it a practical choice for compact or office systems.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- GCN 4.0 (Polaris)
- Process Node
- GloFo 14nm
- Stream Processors
- 640
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1,019 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1,183 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 128-bit
- Memory Speed
- 6 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 96 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x8
- TDP
- 50 W
- Power Connectors
- None
- Released
- Apr 20, 2017