GeForce MX550 vs Radeon R9 M280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M280X and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M280X
2015
0 MB Not Listed
2.11

MX550 outperforms R9 M280X by a whopping 458% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking864402
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data34.00
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameSaturnTU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 February 2015 (9 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 cores8961024
Core clock speed1000 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1320 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6042.24
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5632

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportNot Listedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 typeNot ListedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount0 MB2 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 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.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
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.

R9 M280X 2.11
GeForce MX550 11.77
+458%

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.

R9 M280X 813
GeForce MX550 4541
+459%

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.

R9 M280X 9222
GeForce MX550 36560
+296%

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.

R9 M280X 4698
GeForce MX550 10005
+113%

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.

R9 M280X 3498
GeForce MX550 6126
+75.1%

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.

R9 M280X 23201
GeForce MX550 40364
+74%

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 HD27
−77.8%
48
+77.8%
4K18
−55.6%
28
+55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Battlefield 5 13
−192%
35−40
+192%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−767%
75−80
+767%
Hitman 3 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−250%
60−65
+250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−26.7%
35−40
+26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−91.7%
65−70
+91.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−767%
75−80
+767%
Hitman 3 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−250%
60−65
+250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−420%
52
+420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+30%
30−33
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−91.7%
65−70
+91.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−767%
75−80
+767%
Hitman 3 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−250%
60−65
+250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−320%
42
+320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−200%
27
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−91.7%
65−70
+91.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Hitman 3 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−517%
70−75
+517%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 10−12
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

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%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+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%

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

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how R9 M280X and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 78% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 56% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M280X is 30% faster.
  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M280X is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 53 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 11.77
Recency 5 February 2015 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

GeForce MX550 has a 457.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 M280X
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