GeForce MX550 vs Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
2014
0.65

MX550 outperforms R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) by a whopping 1712% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1189405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data32.86
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBeema/MullinsTU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)17 December 2021 (2 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 cores1281024
Core clock speed300 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.24
Floating-point processing powerno data2.703 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 dataPortable 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 (FL 12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.7 (6.4)
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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.

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 0.65
GeForce MX550 11.78
+1712%

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.

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 397
GeForce MX550 10005
+2420%

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.

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 1178
GeForce MX550 36560
+3004%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 373
GeForce MX550 6126
+1542%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 2650
GeForce MX550 40364
+1423%

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 HD2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Hitman 3 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−473%
60−65
+473%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−533%
35−40
+533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−130%
65−70
+130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Hitman 3 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−473%
60−65
+473%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−767%
52
+767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−130%
65−70
+130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−473%
60−65
+473%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−600%
42
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−170%
27
+170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−130%
65−70
+130%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 12−14
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 2200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 3600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 11.78
Recency 29 April 2014 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

GeForce MX550 has a 1712.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
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