Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5

Visiontek
21 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
Visiontek
14
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
Visiontek
11
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
Visiontek
15
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
Visiontek
19
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
Visiontek
18
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
Visiontek
8
Sapphire
85
Workstation
Visiontek
19
Sapphire
84
Budget
Visiontek
59
Sapphire
72

Specifications

Visiontek Radeon RX 550Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 550Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandAMDAMD
Architecture—RDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM2 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6★
Memory Bus
128
384
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base Clock
1,070
2,510
Boost Clock
1,175
2,680
FP16 TFLOPSNo data
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS—61.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
2,680
31,427
GPU Compute
964
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP50★339
Recommended PSU350★800
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
CoolerFanTriple Fan★
Fans—3★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 2.0PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort4★2
HDMI02★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays24★
Max Resolution4K (2160p)7680 x 4320
Physical
Length—320★
Slot Width1★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight0.50 kg★1.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing—✓★
UpscalingRIS (Radeon Image Sharpening)FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode—✓★
DirectX—12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5

  • Strong affordability (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average ai (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average vram (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average rt (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average raster (13th percentile)13th %ile

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile

Pricing

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is CA$1,746 cheaper (8.8x less).

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR50.095score per dollar
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver0.049score per dollar

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 offers 1.9x better value for money

Visiontek Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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