Customers highly value the AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card's performance and affordable price. Many users report significant improvements in video rendering and overall image quality compared to integrated graphics. The card is praised for its ability to deliver a good gaming experience at a reasonable cost. Positive feedback consistently highlights its strong performance and attractive price point.
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Image quality, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Overall good except in Linux
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I think that I left another review, but this review will get me bonus points.
This card is a bit Jekyll and Hyde. Works really nicely in Windows 7. Drivers installed easily. Graphics acceleration is quite impressive. I'm running two monitors, and they both are driven correctly and at their correct resolutions.
Rendering videos has improved sharply. They render in probably two-thirds of the time, and the video card doeesn't overheat and cause the computer to shut down.
In Linux, driver installation has been a bit nightmarish. The official AMDGPU-PRO drivers will only work with certain Linux distributions and certain kernels. Read Internet postings thoroughly.
I've tried the Mesa drivers. Neither allows me to run the two monitors correctly. One always turns off. And I'm not getting video acceleration.
I'm planning to build a new PC in three months, so I'll see if this will correct the issue.
The price of this was very attractive, although it was higher than it was a couple of months ago, thanks to cryptominers snapping up every mid- and high-end range card in sight.
Despite all of this, I have no hesitation recommending this card for Windows users.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great graphic card
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice low profile graphics card. Runs off motherboard power so no extra connectors needed. Low power use quiet fan and good performance.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality, Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It took a little work to make this look right
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When I installed the card, the screen was very dark. I had to look at the settings for the card (the Radeon settings, not the Windows 10 settings) to find the right combination to make this card look right. I will say, though, the screen looks a lot better than with the integrated graphics. Gaming is OK, but I wouldn't use this for recent AAA titles.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Massive improvement, lower cost, better deal
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
In my struggling attempt to keep the review centered on the product itself and nothing else:
This graphics card is not what I originally wanted. I took a gamble with it because it was the last one on the shelf and it was $40 less than a card with half the ram. Glad I did. The games I have, auto-configured themselves to ultra high settings.
When you buy this card, know that the fan is designed to be quiet. Factory default, it will only turn on for a few seconds after POST, or if the card reaches 140.F/60.C... You can customize it to run however you feel is best. Aside from that important note, I don't know what else to write. Its a graphics card, I went from a 1GB GDDR3 to a 4GB GDDR5 and I couldn't be happier.
Running Windows 10 Home
8GB DDR4 ram
intel 6th gen core i3 3.7GHz
XFX Radeon 550 4GB GDDR5
M.2 120GB PCIe SSD with 120 SATA SSD for extra space
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great performance for the price
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This is a great entry level card for a gaming computer, the price is very affordable and is able to play most recent title pretty good on high settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works well on HDMI monitor with dual dvi
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Video card wont switch over to visual display when plugged in to Monitor with HDMI sometimes on after update and restart.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good for 4K tv as monitor
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Has a virtual high resolution that will allow you to increase the resolution on your older monitors letting them support a higher resolution than they natively do.
I have a 43 inch 4K tv, a 27 inch 2 year old dell flat panel and a 10+ year old 24 inch ultra sharp connected.
If I have all 3 in the virtual high res mode, it’s too slow. I keep the 43 in virtual high res and the other two in their highest native mode (virtual disabled) and all is well.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Upgrade for work pc
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Needed to upgrade a computer at the office and this fit the bill and works well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Perfect for me
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Great little bit powerful video card. I was hesitant when I saw it on clearance but I'm glad I took a chance. Perfect inputs for me since I need the DVi for my older monitor and couldn't get 4K on my new one without the display port interface. I have an AMD chip so it's bonus with the native feature from Radeon.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Says low profile, but not really.
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I purchased this video card specifically because it says "Low Profile" on the box. I looked online at the manufacturer's website and it also says "Low Profile".
I opened the box, and there is no low profile bracket in the box, just the full profile that's attached to the card.
This perplexed me. Luckily, I was traveling by a neighboring BestBuy store the next day and took the card in for an exchange. The staff at the store were very helpful and even allowed me to open the box before exchanging it.
Guess what? No low profile bracket... We opened a second box and found the same.
How can this be marketed as a Low Profile video card? I have a specific need for a low profile card and this was the only one I could find that was low profile and powerful enough to drive dual 4K displays.
I returned it and got my account credited.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great card for the price
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This card is a decent performer for the very reasonable price it goes for. From the integrated graphics to this was a big improvement.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
not a gamer
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I bought this card, because my display requires DP to achieve it's full screen resolution. This video card worked for my needs, but I'm not sure it would be suitable for gamers.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great video card
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Nice video card that that has great performance at a reasonable price!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
My system doesn't support
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I brought my desktop from 2014. However, it is not able to support this video card. This video card is not even support window 8, nor support my motherboard that was built from 2014. I upgraded my system to window 10 and latest bios, still no hope.
I really like this video card because it has a very high benchmark score. However, I've never get to use it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
seems to work
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the variable fan that cuts down on power consumption when less memory used appeals to me.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for Mining
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For $80 you get 10 M/Hash for ethereum. Buying more for faster ROI
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great card for the price
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Got a new computer and was having issues getting the second monitor to work. This card was on sale and I had points saved up and it solved the issue and works great. Have had no issues whatsoever. Great card for the money!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Not the greatest, but will run PUBG pretty well.
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Awesome card! Plays all the games I need. Just wanting to upgrade soon.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Buy
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For a low profile card this one packs a punch and can handle the newest games at high to ultra settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Defective product sent.
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The packaging was fine but the product inside was bent. I can't use it in my high profile computer now.