GeForce MX550 vs Radeon 625

Place in the ranking	799	412
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.88	32.44
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 24	TU117S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 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	384	1024
Core clock speed	730 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1024 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.58	42.24
Floating-point processing power	0.7864 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	24	32

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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

Portable Device Dependent

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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5

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.

Radeon 625 2.81

GeForce MX550 11.76
+319%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Radeon 625 1082

GeForce MX550 4519
+318%

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	10−12 −360%	46 +360%
4K	6−7 −367%	28 +367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −229%	21−24 +229%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −71.4%	12 +71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −329%	60 +329%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Valorant	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9 +28.6%
Dota 2	7−8 −957%	74 +957%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −338%	70 +338%
Fortnite	14−16 −353%	65−70 +353%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −271%	52 +271%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −686%	55 +686%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −238%	85−90 +238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Valorant	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
World of Tanks	50−55 −220%	160−170 +220%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4 −75%
Dota 2	7−8 −1386%	104 +1386%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −200%	42 +200%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −238%	85−90 +238%
Valorant	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −225%	65−70 +225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
World of Tanks	18−20 −342%	80−85 +342%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Valorant	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Fortnite	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	16−18
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Valorant	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

This is how Radeon 625 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 360% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX550 is 367% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 625 is 75% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 625 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
GeForce MX550 is ahead in 57 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.81	11.76
Recency	13 May 2019	17 December 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	25 Watt

GeForce MX550 has a 318.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 625 in performance tests.

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