maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile Small Form Factor Video Graphics Card for Gaming Computer PC GPU GDDR5 ITX SFF HDPC 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort

I have a small form factor PC, the HP S01-pF2013w. It serves me well as a streamer/entertainment computer. Two issues though, it had slow USB (see my review on the FebSmart 2-port USB3 card) and I accidentally yanked the HDMI cord and damaged the built-in HDMI port. Not wanting to write-off the computer, I decided to try the Maxsun Radeon RX550 video card to salvage the situation.As advertised, the card was an easy fit in the PCI 16 slot. HP does not give much room between the slot and the power supply, but the Maxsun said it'd fit with only a 19mm space, and sure enough it did. That leaves a few mm's to spare, which I hoped would be enough for the fan to keep the card cool. The added HDMI and DisplayPort are unobstructed by the case.Just for grins, I decided to see how the stock Intel UHD 630 performance stacked up against the Radeon RX550. Using PassMark's PerformaceTest suite v 11.0 2D and 3D graphics tests, the Radeon came out the clear winner. It was visually obvious as the tests ran, I've included a pic showing the two results side by side.Power consumption was a concern, as was temperature. It's a little computer with a small power supply. Using NZXT I was able to see the power consumption and temperature under idle, movie streaming, and hard-core 3D-rendering tests. At idle, the Radeon only uses 4W. While streaming, 6W at 126 F. 3D rendering pushed the card, it went to 24W at 172F. A little warmer than I like, but sustainable. My concern about limited airflow is gone.The only problem I had was the AMD software. Windows 11 immediately recognized the card and it worked fine, but I later downloaded the AMD Adrenalin software just to make sure the full ability of the card was available. Unfortunately, that made it unstable - sometimes the screen would black-out and require a reboot. After I uninstalled the Adenalin software and only loaded the AMD Radeon driver it settled down and there've been no problems since.Verdict: The card works. There was a very noticeable improvement in performance compared to the Intel UHD 630, and the card uses very little wattage and keeps its cool. The Radeon RX550 will not win any awards and is by no means a graphics monster, but it does elevate an underpowered stock system from abysmal to mid-level graphics performance. I've no regrets.

At my workplace I needed this half-height graphics card for a PC running a graphics intensive application that was practically unusable using the on-board graphics on the PC. Installing this card resolved the performance issues. I was pleased enough with that purchase that I bought one for my home computer to resolve some lag issues when playing 4K video on my old PC. This card resolved that issue, too. I don't know how this product benchmarks against the completion. I didn't do any testing like that. I simply had performance issues with applications that needed a graphics card performance boost. The price was right on this graphics card and I found that it worked fine to resolve those issues.The only issue that I had was that the package came with no English instructions, no drivers and no software. I am an IT technician by trade, so I had little trouble finding the right drivers and software online. On one PC, Windows Update found the drivers, but I still had to download and install the correct version of the Radeon software. On the other PC I had to download both the drivers and software. So, this wasn't much of a problem for me, but it may be more than a novice PC users can deal with.This product did what I needed and I've had no problems with it either at home or at work. It gets a 5 star rating from me even though I would have expected better instructions for installing the product and obtaining the correct drivers & software.

This card works for the most part. I did need it to be a bit more powerful for the frame rate that I was looking for, but the mistake is on me for not digging into the details. I ended up keeping the card for another project. It's decent and a good value.

I have 4 of these running in sff Dell PCs. They fit great and only use about 6W of power. The PCs I have them in are not gaming PCs though, just office use where they are running multiple screens and graphic intense software.

Big improvement over onboard graphics on my Dell Optiplex 7070. Fits small form factor/compact desktop. Recommended for basic games and applications.

I bought this video card to improve the video performance of our dell precision 3450 small firm factor computer. The video was previously lagging and sticking when streaming UHD video, and when I checked task manager I found that the built in video GPU was running at 100% capacity. Dell recommended an AMD 550 half height card for this machine, so I purchased this one. It was easy to install, and I just downloaded the drivers from AMD's web site, which was easy to do (there were none in the box). When I plugged the monitor into this card, the video quality was excellent, and task manager said that the video GPU was at about 50% capacity when streaming and displaying UHD video. Job done! I should also not that the video card in the box was fitted with a mounting bracket for a full height slot, but the included a half height bracket which was easy to swap out. This was a good purchase - highly recommended.

There is a small screw on the plate that holds the board to the system. This screw is impossible to remove. It is like its welded in. You need to remove the plate the board came with and replace with the provided by Mfg., to convert the board for use in Small Form Factor cases.So im not trying to create a mess, as the screws are pretty tight in general. This is great unless have SFF case. Problem this creates is excessive handling of delicate electronics.

First time buying and installing a GPU. Bought it for my kid's small pc. fit in there just right. Comes with two different sized mounting plates. The Literature is mostly not english but I used a tutorial from Robeytech to remove the previous drivers before installing. Worked great and the software that comes with it is nice. you can tune the gpu to your liking. we set it up for power saving.