GeForce MX550 vs Radeon Pro 5300M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 5300M with GeForce MX550, including specs and performance data.

Pro 5300M
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 85 Watt
15.42
+30.9%

Pro 5300M outperforms MX550 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking345407
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.4432.30
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14TU117S
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date13 November 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 cores12801024
Core clock speed1000 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate100.042.24
Floating-point processing power3.2 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8032

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 4.0 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7 (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.

Pro 5300M 15.42
+30.9%
GeForce MX550 11.78

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.

Pro 5300M 5940
+30.8%
GeForce MX550 4540

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 HD60−65
+30.4%
46
−30.4%
4K35−40
+25%
28
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+28.2%
75−80
−28.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+23.8%
60−65
−23.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+35.9%
35−40
−35.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+14.5%
65−70
−14.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+28.2%
75−80
−28.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+23.8%
60−65
−23.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+35.9%
35−40
−35.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−4%
52
+4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+14.5%
65−70
−14.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+28.2%
75−80
−28.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+23.8%
60−65
−23.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+19%
42
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+37%
27
−37%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+14.5%
65−70
−14.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+42.1%
55−60
−42.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+28.4%
70−75
−28.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+41.8%
55−60
−41.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%

This is how Pro 5300M and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5300M is 30% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5300M is 25% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5300M is 63% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 4% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5300M is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.42 11.78
Recency 13 November 2019 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 25 Watt

Pro 5300M has a 30.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5300M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5300M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce MX550 is a mobile workstation one.


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