Thread: AMD introduced the Radeon HD 5550

In addition to the Radeon HD 5570, AMD has promoted one more GPU card HD 5500 series, which is supposed to be obtainable with the HD 5570 as well as became recognized as Radeon HD 5550.

Powered by Radeon HD 5550 has 320 universal processors, ie 80 less than the HD 5570, works with a core clock of 550MHz and will be available with either 512MB or 1GB of memory DDR2, which runs at 800MHz with 128-bit memory interface. Just for reference, the frequency Radeon HD 5570 is 650MGts and 1800MHz, the chip uses DDR3 memory with 128-bit memory interface. Video cards based on chip HD 5550 will be released in the same low-profile form factor, although partners AMD can release full-sized models, as in the case of HD 5570.

Some manufacturers have already submitted their own graphics chip for HD 5550; these models appear on the European market in the near future. The new HD 5550 should be slightly cheaper than the HD 5570, most likely, their prices will be in large wholesale lots from $ 60 to $ 70 depending on the amount of memory.