Radeon RX 550 Monitoring Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X/360 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R7 370: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS11 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.1.2, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 480: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.1.2, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 550: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170504, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel (git-69e6eab) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD Graphics 630: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 1050: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (115/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-51-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4096MB (462/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-51-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (65/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-51-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... 151.27 |========================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 198.67 |================================= Radeon R7 370 ....... 132.83 |====================== Radeon RX 460 ....... 144.27 |======================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 212.66 |=================================== Radeon RX 550 ....... 118.05 |=================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 215.86 |==================================== HD Graphics 630 ..... 38.79 |====== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 206.62 |================================== GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 239.04 |======================================= GeForce GTX 1060 .... 296.71 |================================================= Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 ....... 1.07 |========================== Radeon RX 460 ....... 1.46 |==================================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.79 |=================== Radeon RX 550 ....... 1.33 |================================ Radeon RX 580 ....... 0.91 |====================== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 2.09 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 1.78 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 1060 .... 1.19 |============================= Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... 1.45 |============================ Radeon R9 285 ....... 1.44 |============================ Radeon R7 370 ....... 1.06 |==================== Radeon RX 460 ....... 1.67 |================================ Radeon RX 480 ....... 1.68 |================================ Radeon RX 550 ....... 1.44 |============================ Radeon RX 580 ....... 1.69 |================================= HD Graphics 630 ..... 0.73 |============== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 1.90 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 2.50 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1060 .... 2.64 |=================================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 42.2 MAX: 54.0 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 43.1 MAX: 53.0 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 61.1 MAX: 67.0 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 62.0 AVG: 68.3 MAX: 73.0 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 49.0 MAX: 62.0 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 38.5 MAX: 46.0 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 23.0 AVG: 31.2 MAX: 39.0 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 38.3 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 39.9 MAX: 49.0 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 43.1 MAX: 49.0 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 46 AVG: 104 MAX: 158 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 50 AVG: 138 MAX: 237 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 48 AVG: 126 MAX: 181 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 39 AVG: 86 MAX: 137 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 51 AVG: 127 MAX: 215 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 33 AVG: 82 MAX: 124 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 44 AVG: 128 MAX: 235 HD Graphics 630 ..... MIN: 24 AVG: 53 MAX: 64 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 59 AVG: 109 MAX: 152 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 49 AVG: 95 MAX: 150 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 57 AVG: 112 MAX: 182 Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... 66.83 |================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 111.53 |============================== Radeon R7 370 ....... 57.50 |================ Radeon RX 460 ....... 77.07 |===================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 143.53 |======================================= Radeon RX 550 ....... 62.50 |================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 149.40 |========================================= HD Graphics 630 ..... 18.57 |===== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 121.07 |================================= GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 137.87 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1060 .... 179.53 |================================================= Dota 2 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.60 |========================= Radeon RX 460 ....... 0.78 |================================= Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.53 |====================== Radeon RX 550 ....... 0.70 |============================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 0.63 |========================== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 1.22 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 1.03 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 1060 .... 0.72 |============================== Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... 0.50 |========================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.55 |============================ Radeon R7 370 ....... 0.37 |=================== Radeon RX 460 ....... 0.62 |=============================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.69 |=================================== Radeon RX 550 ....... 0.55 |============================ Radeon RX 580 ....... 0.72 |==================================== HD Graphics 630 ..... 0.25 |============= GeForce GTX 1050 .... 0.89 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 1.01 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 1060 .... 1.02 |=================================================== Dota 2 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 53.0 MAX: 60.0 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 53.3 MAX: 59.0 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 53.0 AVG: 63.9 MAX: 66.0 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 62.0 AVG: 68.4 MAX: 72.0 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 49.0 AVG: 69.5 MAX: 80.0 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 46.3 MAX: 51.0 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 46.9 MAX: 57.0 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 46.0 MAX: 52.0 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 50.7 MAX: 58.0 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 54.6 MAX: 61.0 Dota 2 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 45 AVG: 135 MAX: 164 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 61 AVG: 204 MAX: 256 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 48 AVG: 157 MAX: 185 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 39 AVG: 124 MAX: 144 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 62 AVG: 208 MAX: 260 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 33 AVG: 113 MAX: 134 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 44 AVG: 208 MAX: 294 HD Graphics 630 ..... MIN: 33 AVG: 73 MAX: 87 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 65 AVG: 136 MAX: 162 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 49 AVG: 137 MAX: 162 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 71 AVG: 177 MAX: 210 Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... 37.00 |=============== Radeon R9 285 ....... 50.60 |===================== Radeon R7 370 ....... 41.00 |================= Radeon RX 460 ....... 35.70 |=============== Radeon RX 480 ....... 73.60 |=============================== Radeon RX 550 ....... 29.60 |============ Radeon RX 580 ....... 77.60 |================================ HD Graphics 630 ..... 11.10 |===== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 60.70 |========================= GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 72.40 |============================== GeForce GTX 1060 .... 117.40 |================================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.27 |======================= Radeon RX 460 ....... 0.36 |============================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.27 |======================= Radeon RX 550 ....... 0.33 |============================ Radeon RX 580 ....... 0.33 |============================ GeForce GTX 1050 .... 0.61 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 0.54 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1060 .... 0.47 |======================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... 0.33 |======================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.28 |==================== Radeon R7 370 ....... 0.29 |===================== Radeon RX 460 ....... 0.38 |=========================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.38 |=========================== Radeon RX 550 ....... 0.36 |========================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 0.38 |=========================== HD Graphics 630 ..... 0.21 |=============== GeForce GTX 1050 .... 0.53 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . 0.63 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1060 .... 0.72 |=================================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 42 AVG: 58 MAX: 62 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 42 AVG: 56 MAX: 58 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 53 AVG: 66 MAX: 67 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 59 AVG: 71 MAX: 78 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 48 AVG: 68 MAX: 74 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 36 AVG: 49 MAX: 54 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 36 AVG: 54 MAX: 61 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 37 AVG: 48 MAX: 50 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 43 AVG: 57 MAX: 62 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 48 AVG: 62 MAX: 67 Unigine Superposition 1.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 46 AVG: 111 MAX: 124 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 60 AVG: 182 MAX: 204 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 48 AVG: 139 MAX: 156 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 39 AVG: 95 MAX: 100 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 68 AVG: 192 MAX: 214 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 65 AVG: 82 MAX: 84 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 68 AVG: 206 MAX: 233 HD Graphics 630 ..... MIN: 26 AVG: 52 MAX: 62 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 32 AVG: 115 MAX: 123 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 36 AVG: 114 MAX: 121 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 34 AVG: 163 MAX: 174 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 50.5 MAX: 62.0 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 50.6 MAX: 59.0 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 62.6 MAX: 67.0 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 59.0 AVG: 68.9 MAX: 78.0 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 62.0 MAX: 80.0 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 43.9 MAX: 54.0 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 23.0 AVG: 45.0 MAX: 61.0 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 43.9 MAX: 52.0 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 50.3 MAX: 62.0 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 54.4 MAX: 67.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 45 AVG: 111 MAX: 164 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 47 AVG: 170 MAX: 258 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 48 AVG: 134 MAX: 185 Radeon RX 460 ....... MIN: 38 AVG: 96 MAX: 144 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 51 AVG: 168 MAX: 260 Radeon RX 550 ....... MIN: 33 AVG: 86 MAX: 134 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 44 AVG: 175 MAX: 294 HD Graphics 630 ..... MIN: 24 AVG: 56 MAX: 87 GeForce GTX 1050 .... MIN: 32 AVG: 113 MAX: 162 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti . MIN: 31 AVG: 110 MAX: 162 GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 34 AVG: 146 MAX: 210