PowerColor Radeon 550 2GB GDDR5 Black
A 50W TDP and low-profile, single-slot design make this card a simple drop-in upgrade for compact or office PCs needing modern display outputs. Its 2GB GDDR5 frame buffer and 512 stream processors provide basic multi-monitor support via HDMI and DisplayPort without requiring external power. This card is best for users upgrading aging business desktops for 4K video playback or adding extra screens to a productivity workstation.
GPU Radeon 550
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1071 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
17 Overall Score
Price CA$246
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average compute (4th percentile)
- Below average vram (7th percentile)
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (10th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
70/100Our AI sentiment read▲5
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon 550 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 512 |
| Base Clock | 1050 |
| Boost Clock | 1071 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2116 |
| GPU Compute | 928 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 250 |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | Full HD (1080p) |
Physical
| Length | 181 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| VR Ready | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon 550 | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9070XTGAMING-16GD | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | MSI SHADOW G5070-12S3C | PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon 550 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1071 | 2512 | 2970 | 2542 | 2542 | 2587 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 250 | 304 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon 550 | 7.2 | 10 | 6.7 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 11.2 | 26.4 | 19 | 15.5 | 30.3 | 71.6 | 94.1 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.7 | 79.3 | 94 | 95.5 | 45.5 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9070XTGAMING-16GD Compare | 89.2 | 77.4 | 74 | 75.8 | 89.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 46.1 | 88.7 | 82.6 | 23.2 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 85.8 | 79.3 | 94 | 88.8 | 48.8 |
| MSI SHADOW G5070-12S3C Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 71.7 | 79.3 | 94 | 61.3 | 37.8 |
| PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 89.6 | 72.4 | 57.6 | 79.3 | 94 | 95.5 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall16.6
- AI/LLM5
- Budget68
- Gaming 4k10.6
- Ray Tracing10.6
- Workstation10.9
- Gaming 1080p18.7
- Gaming 1440p14.9
- Content Creation9.7
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