GeForce MX550 vs Radeon 630

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 630 and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 630
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.72

MX550 outperforms 630 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking709409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.1032.26
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 23TU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 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 cores5121024
Core clock speed1082 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1218 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate38.9842.24
Floating-point processing power1.247 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3232

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
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_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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 630 3.72
GeForce MX550 11.77
+216%

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 630 1434
GeForce MX550 4536
+216%

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 HD14−16
−229%
46
+229%
4K8−9
−250%
28
+250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−533%
35−40
+533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−267%
30−35
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−311%
75−80
+311%
Hitman 3 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−163%
60−65
+163%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−680%
35−40
+680%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−72.5%
65−70
+72.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−533%
35−40
+533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−267%
30−35
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−311%
75−80
+311%
Hitman 3 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−163%
60−65
+163%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−680%
35−40
+680%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−300%
52
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−72.5%
65−70
+72.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−311%
75−80
+311%
Hitman 3 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−163%
60−65
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−223%
42
+223%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−80%
27
+80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−72.5%
65−70
+72.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 55−60
Hitman 3 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−270%
70−75
+270%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how Radeon 630 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 229% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 250% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 62 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.72 11.77
Recency 13 May 2019 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 25 Watt

GeForce MX550 has a 216.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 630 in performance tests.


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