Asus Adds The Radeon RX 550

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/02/2017 04:29 PM | source: | 3 comment(s)

Asus has now added the Radeon RX 550 towards it's graphics card line-up. The entry level cards feature a 128-bit bus, require no external power connectors, and will be available in 2GB and 4GB models.

For entry level cards the pricing is a bit spicy, $90 for the 2GB model and $100 for the 4GB version, the memory runs 7 Gbps It does get a custom cooler with an IP5X-certified dust-proof fan. Radeon RX 550 have a Polaris 12 GPU with eight of ten Compute Units enabled, adding up to 512 Stream processors and 32 texture units. The cards will come clocked at 1100 MHz stock, and 1183MHz boost clocks, These cards have a 50 Watt TDP.

Radeon RX 550 2GB
Clock Speed	Core: 1,100MHz Boost: 1,183MHz
Memory Clock	7,000MHz
Memory Bus	128 bit
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Size	2GB / 4GB
Direct X	12
Open GL	4.5
PCB Form	ATX
I/O	Dual-Link DVI-D x1 HDMI x1 Display Port x1
Multi-view	3
Price	$90 / $100

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Undying
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#5427166 Posted on: 05/02/2017 04:39 PM

RX550 needs to be little bit cheaper in order to be considered.

icedman
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#5427393 Posted on: 05/03/2017 07:28 AM

^agreed, Anyone with a more recent cpu won't have a need for this it's essentially just the 7850k igpu on its own.

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#5427493 Posted on: 05/03/2017 02:22 PM

RX550 needs to be little bit cheaper in order to be considered.

Yeah, this. 1050s carry this price tag.
Can even find a bloody 1050Ti for 20 more bucks which absolutely murders it.

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