Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs NVS 4200M

Place in the ranking	1159	586
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.07	8.41
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF119	Polaris 23
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 February 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 cores	48	640
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1287 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.480	51.48
Floating-point processing power	0.1555 TFLOPS	1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	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	medium sized	large
Interface	MXM	PCIe 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 type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 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

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.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.1	-

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.

NVS 4200M 0.75

RX 550X Mobile 6.11
+715%

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.

NVS 4200M 507

RX 550X Mobile 5345
+954%

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.

NVS 4200M 2298

RX 550X Mobile 14520
+532%

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 HD

−84.6%

24
+84.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −138%	19 +138%
Fortnite	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −410%	50−55 +410%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
World of Tanks	18−20 −411%	95−100 +411%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −410%	50−55 +410%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −825%	35−40 +825%
World of Tanks	3−4 −1367%	40−45 +1367%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Valorant	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −750%	16−18 +750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Valorant	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	49 +0%	49 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Elden Ring	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how NVS 4200M and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is 85% faster in 1080p

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.75	6.11
Recency	22 February 2011	11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt

NVS 4200M has 100% lower power consumption.

RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 714.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 4200M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 4200M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.