Radeon RX 550 vs RX 470 Mobile

Place in the ranking	306	551
Place by popularity	not in top-100	29
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.15	2.92
Power efficiency	14.76	9.75
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 August 2016 (8 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 248% better value for money than RX 550.

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 cores	2048	512
Core clock speed	926 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1074 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	37.86
Floating-point processing power	4.399 TFLOPS	1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	128	32

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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +157%	14−16 −157%
Elden Ring	55−60 +171%	21−24 −171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +157%	14−16 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +172%	18−20 −172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +169%	16−18 −169%
Valorant	70−75 +174%	27−30 −174%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +157%	14−16 −157%
Dota 2	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%
Elden Ring	55−60 +171%	21−24 −171%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +163%	24−27 −163%
Fortnite	95−100 +180%	35−40 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +172%	18−20 −172%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +178%	45−50 −178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +169%	16−18 −169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +171%	21−24 −171%
Valorant	70−75 +174%	27−30 −174%
World of Tanks	220−230 +159%	85−90 −159%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +157%	14−16 −157%
Dota 2	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +163%	24−27 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +178%	45−50 −178%
Valorant	70−75 +174%	27−30 −174%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
Elden Ring	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +175%	60−65 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
World of Tanks	120−130 +178%	45−50 −178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +161%	18−20 −161%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +188%	16−18 −188%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +193%	14−16 −193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Valorant	45−50 +188%	16−18 −188%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Dota 2	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Elden Ring	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +157%	21−24 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Dota 2	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +188%	8−9 −188%
Fortnite	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Valorant	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%