Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs GeForce GTX 560M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon RX 550X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560M SLI
2011
100 Watt
6.51
+7.4%

GTX 560M SLI outperforms RX 550X Mobile by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking573584
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.468.31
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameN12E-GSPolaris 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384640
Core clock speed775 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1287 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data51.48
Floating-point processing powerno data1.647 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 560M SLI 6.51
+7.4%
RX 550X Mobile 6.06

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 560M SLI 3616
RX 550X Mobile 5345
+47.8%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 560M SLI 17484
+20.4%
RX 550X Mobile 14520

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD27−30
+3.8%
26
−3.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+2.7%
35−40
−2.7%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−18.2%
26
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+2.7%
35−40
−2.7%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+2.7%
35−40
−2.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+53.8%
13
−53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

This is how GTX 560M SLI and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560M SLI is 4% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 560M SLI is 100% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 18% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 560M SLI is ahead in 39 tests (56%)
  • RX 550X Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.51 6.06
Recency 6 January 2011 11 April 2018
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has a 7.4% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon RX 550X Mobile.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M SLI
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AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile
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