Radeon RX 550 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 880M

Place in the ranking	454	557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.47
Power efficiency	5.62	9.62
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	2 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1536	640
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	993 MHz	1287 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	127.1	51.48
Floating-point processing power	3.05 TFLOPS	1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	128	40

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 size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	96 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	-	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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 880M 9.96
+42.5%

RX 550 Mobile 6.99

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 880M 8578
+88.2%

RX 550 Mobile 4559

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 880M 6101
+67.4%

RX 550 Mobile 3645

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 880M 39891
+73.1%

RX 550 Mobile 23050

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 880M 268706
+12.3%

RX 550 Mobile 239256

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:

900p	135 +50%	90−95 −50%
Full HD	56 +273%	15 −273%
4K	24 +50%	16−18 −50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.33
4K	no data	5.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +50%	12 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +90%	10 −90%
Elden Ring	27−30 +107%	14 −107%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +45.5%	21−24 −45.5%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +42.9%	28 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +30%	20−22 −30%
Valorant	35−40 +68.2%	21−24 −68.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +45.5%	21−24 −45.5%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +350%	4 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Dota 2	30 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Elden Ring	27−30 +52.6%	18−20 −52.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +41.4%	29 −41.4%
Fortnite	55−60 +41.5%	40−45 −41.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +66.7%	24 −66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +150%	18 −150%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +35.1%	55−60 −35.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +30%	20−22 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +72.7%	21−24 −72.7%
Valorant	35−40 +68.2%	21−24 −68.2%
World of Tanks	140−150 +33.3%	100−110 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +45.5%	21−24 −45.5%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Dota 2	35−40 −19.4%	43 +19.4%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +32.3%	30−35 −32.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +150%	16 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +35.1%	55−60 −35.1%
Valorant	35−40 +68.2%	21−24 −68.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Elden Ring	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +20.5%	35−40 −20.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
World of Tanks	70−75 +41.2%	50−55 −41.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Valorant	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Dota 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Elden Ring	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +45%	20−22 −45%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Fortnite	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Valorant	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

This is how GTX 880M and RX 550 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 880M is 50% faster in 900p
GTX 880M is 273% faster in 1080p
GTX 880M is 50% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 880M is 350% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 550 Mobile is 19% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 880M is ahead in 61 test (97%)
RX 550 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.96	6.99
Recency	12 March 2014	2 July 2017
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	50 Watt