Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs Quadro NVS 120M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 120M with Radeon RX 550X Mobile, including specs and performance data.

NVS 120M
2006
512 MB DDR2, 10 Watt
0.11

550X Mobile outperforms 120M by a whopping 4991% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1513654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.858.62
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameG72Polaris 23
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date1 June 2006 (19 years ago)11 April 2018 (8 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 cores7640
Core clock speed450 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHz1287 MHz
Number of transistors112 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate1.80051.48
Floating-point processing powerno data1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs216
TMUs440
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_0)
Shader Model3.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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 HD0−126

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−12

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−12
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Valorant 24−27
−175%
65−70
+175%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
−850%
95−100
+850%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−12
Dota 2 8−9
−563%
53
+563%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−300%
20
+300%
Valorant 24−27
−175%
65−70
+175%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−12
Dota 2 8−9
−513%
49
+513%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Valorant 24−27
−175%
65−70
+175%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Valorant 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 3700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 550X Mobile performs better in 22 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 31 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.11 5.60
Recency 1 June 2006 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 50 Watt

NVS 120M has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4991% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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