Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon RX 550
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AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB GDDR5 PCIe DVI Video Card w/HDMI, DisplayPort, FreeSync and HDCP Support
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$172.02
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Updated 91 minutes ago
Availability
MSRP in USD: $79
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile Graphics Card with 2GB GDDR5 Memory
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$69.99
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Updated 91 minutes agoVisionTek Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 4K Monitor Graphics Card, 4X HDMI Outputs, Radeon Freesync 2, PCI Express 3.0, DirectX 12, Bus-Powered — 901459
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$259.99
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Updated 91 minutes agoVisionTek Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 4M 4K Graphics Card, 4 Mini DisplayPort, 7.1 Surround Sound, PCI Express, Low-Profile GPU, ATX & SFF (901507)
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$225.06
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Updated 905 minutes agoKAER AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 PC Gaming Video Graphics Card 3 Monitors of DP HDMI DVI-D 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express 3. 0 X8, 4K Gaming Computer Video Cards GPU
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$115.98
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Updated 91 minutes agoBiostar Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort. Gaming Edition VA5515RF41-TBMRA-BS2
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$125.88
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 460 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 460 is 255 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 460
- Performs up to 2% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 550 — 424 vs 416 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 59% cheaper than Radeon RX 460 — $69.99 vs $172.02
- Up to 59% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX 460 — $0.
17 vs $0.41 per FPS - Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 460 — 50 vs 75 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
FPS
424
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
-41%
Price, $
$172.02
40%
FPS Winner
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB GDDR5 PCIe DVI Video Card w/HDMI, DisplayPort, FreeSync and HDCP Support
Buy for $172.02 on Amazon
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Updated 91 minutes ago
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
416
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 550 Low Profile Graphics Card with 2GB GDDR5 Memory
Buy for $69.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 91 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
424
FPS
416
FPS
League of Legends
188
FPS
184
FPS
VALORANT
Grand Theft Auto V
117
FPS
115
FPS
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
19.
2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
67.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
99%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
23%
|
AMD Radeon RX 460 |
vs |
AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8th, 2016 | Release Date |
Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
|
Desktop |
Segment |
Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 1090 MHz | Base Clock Speed |
1100 MHz |
|
1200 MHz |
Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 460 or Radeon RX 550
League of Legends, 1080p, High
iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC
312
FPS
$
2.
72
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$849.9
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Master Gaming PC
266
FPS
$
4.29
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,140
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
396
FPS
$
2.07
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$818.88
In Stock
Updated 15317 minutes ago
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
396
FPS
$
2.
24
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$888.88
In Stock
Updated 82 minutes ago
OMEN — GT12-0030 25L Gaming Desktop PC
347
FPS
$
4.67
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,619
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
396
FPS
$
2.37
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$937.88
In Stock
Updated 83 minutes ago
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
396
FPS
$
2.
52
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$998.88
In Stock
Updated 82 minutes ago
iBUYPOWER Gaming PC
266
FPS
$
1.88
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$499
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC
516
FPS
$
2.91
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,499
In Stock
Updated 83 minutes ago
OMEN 25L Gaming Desktop PC
268
FPS
$
4.
44
/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,188.88
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
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Radeon RX 460
$172.02
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$72.99
Radeon RX 550
$69.99
GeForce GT 1030
$72.99
Radeon RX 460
$172.02
GeForce GT 710
$49.99
Radeon RX 550
$69.99
GeForce GT 710
$49.99
Radeon RX 460
$172.02
GeForce GT 730
$88.76
Radeon RX 550
$69.99
GeForce GT 730
$88.76
Radeon RX 460
$172.02
GeForce 210
$139.99
Radeon RX 550
$69.99
GeForce 210
$139.99
Radeon RX 460
$172.02
Radeon R7 250
$112.02
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon RX 460
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 550 |
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 460 |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 460
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 460 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | Polaris 12 (Baffin XT) | vs | Baffin (Baffin PRO) | |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm | |
| Die Size | 0 mm² | vs | 123 mm² | |
| Transistors | unknown | vs | 3,000 million | |
| Shaders | 640 | vs | 896 | |
| Compute Units | 10 | vs | 14 | |
| Core clock | 1125 MHz | vs | 1090 MHz | |
| ROPs | 16 | vs | 16 | |
| TMUs | 40 | vs | 56 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 460 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 128 bit | |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective |
vs | 1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective |
|
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 460 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | vs | 75 watts | |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | vs | 29 Jun 2016 |
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Radeon RX 550
20.
83 GP/s -
Radeon RX 460
19.20 GP/s
GigaPixels — higher is better
-
Radeon RX 550
52.10 GT/s
-
Radeon RX 460
67.20 GT/s
GigaTexels — higher is better
-
Radeon RX 550
112.00 GB/s
-
Radeon RX 460
112.00 GB/s
GB/s — higher is better
-
Radeon RX 550
1666.60 GFLOPs
-
Radeon RX 460
2150.40 GFLOPs
GFLOPs — higher is better
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 550 | Radeon R9 370X |
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 550 | Radeon R7 370 |
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon RX 560 |
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 460 | GeForce GTX 950 |
| VS | ||
| GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB | GeForce GTX 1050 |
| VS | ||
| GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
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