Radeon RX 550 512SP vs GeForce MX230

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking645not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency32.56no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP108Baffin
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 February 2019 (5 years ago)13 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

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 cores256512
Core clock speed1519 MHz1019 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1071 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate25.3134.27
Floating-point processing power0.81 TFLOPS1.097 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs1632

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s96 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2019 13 October 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 50 Watt

GeForce MX230 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX230 and Radeon RX 550 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX230 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 550 512SP is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce MX230
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