ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v vs R5 M230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M230 and Mobility Radeon HD 550v, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M230
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.02
+39.7%

R5 M230 outperforms Mobility HD 550v by a considerable 40% 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 ranking11531225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.62
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameJetM96
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2014 (12 years ago)5 May 2010 (15 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 cores320320
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed825 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown10 Watt
Texture fill rate17.1014.40
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPS0.288 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2032
L1 Cache80 KB64 KB
L2 Cache128 KB128 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 datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s19.2 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
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1110.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-

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 HD10
−100%
20
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Valorant 30−35
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how R5 M230 and ATI Mobility HD 550v compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 550v is 100% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 M230 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 M230 performs better in 20 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (38%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.02 0.73
Recency 7 January 2014 5 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

R5 M230 has a 40% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 M230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 550v in performance tests.

Other comparisons

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