AMD Radeon R9 295X2
VS
AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon R9 295X2
VS
AMD Radeon RX 550X

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon R9 295X2  vs  AMD Radeon RX 550X.

160
Place in performance rating
443
19.19
Value for money (0-100)
no data
GCN 2.0
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Vesuvius
Code name
Lexa
Desktop
Type
Desktop
29 April 2014 (7 years ago)
Release date
16 December 2018 (2 years ago)
$1,499
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$600 (0.4x MSRP)
Price now
$259
reference
Design
no data
11.84
Value for money
10.29
Vesuvius
GPU code name
Lexa
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon R9 295X2  vs  AMD Radeon RX 550X in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

2816
Pipelines
512
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Core clock speed
1100 MHz
1018 MHz
Boost Clock
1183 MHz
6,200 million
Transistor count
2,200 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
500 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
179.2
Texture fill rate
37.86
2x 5,733 gflops
Floating-point performance
1,211 gflops
2816
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
1018 MHz
Boost clock speed
1183 MHz
6,200 million
Number of transistors
2,200 million
500 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
50 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon R9 295X2 and AMD Radeon RX 550X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
307 mm
Length
145 mm
2 x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
PCIe 2.1 x16
Bus support
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Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 295X2 vs AMD Radeon RX 550X.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
512 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1250 MHz
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
640 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon R9 295X2 vs AMD Radeon RX 550X.

1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1
Eyefinity
no data
+
HDMI
+
-
DisplayPort support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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AppAcceleration
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1
CrossFire
no data
1
FreeSync
no data
+
HD3D
no data
1
LiquidVR
no data
-
PowerTune
no data
1
TressFX
no data
-
TrueAudio
no data
-
ZeroCore
no data
+
DDMA audio
no data
-
Enduro
no data
+
UVD
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon R9 295X2 and AMD Radeon RX 550X is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX® 12
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
+
Vulkan
no data
6.3
Shader Model
no data
2.0
OpenCL
no data
-
Mantle
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R9 295X2 and AMD Radeon RX 550X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 or AMD Radeon RX 550X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon R9 295X2
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon R9 295X2
AMD Radeon RX 550X
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon R9 295X2
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon R9 295X2
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon R9 295X2
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2

32.28% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (2816 vs 512)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (640 GB/s vs 96 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550X

Cheaper ($259 vs $600 (0.4x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (50 Watt vs 500 Watt)

So, AMD Radeon R9 295X2 or AMD Radeon RX 550X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 295X2 .

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 versus AMD Radeon RX 550X performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

5.0 Out of 13 Hitesti Score
4.0 Out of 5 Hitesti Score