Radeon 780M vs RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.97

780M outperforms RX 550 Mobile by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking555302
Place by popularitynot in top-10049
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.47no data
Power efficiency9.5683.73
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameLexaPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores640768
Core clock speed1100 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate51.48129.6
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4048
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

RX 550 Mobile 6.97
Radeon 780M 18.32
+163%

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.

RX 550 Mobile 4559
Radeon 780M 12785
+180%

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.

RX 550 Mobile 3645
Radeon 780M 7987
+119%

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.

RX 550 Mobile 23050
Radeon 780M 48112
+109%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 550 Mobile 239256
Radeon 780M 429810
+79.6%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 550 Mobile 1281
Radeon 780M 2822
+120%

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 HD16
−125%
36
+125%
1440p7−8
−186%
20
+186%
4K4−5
−225%
13
+225%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.00no data
1440p11.43no data
4K20.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10
−290%
39
+290%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−128%
40−45
+128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
−275%
30−33
+275%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−200%
60−65
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−164%
35−40
+164%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−182%
31
+182%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−169%
40−45
+169%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−158%
45−50
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−150%
110−120
+150%
Hitman 3 12
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−215%
60−65
+215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−158%
45−50
+158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−64.2%
85−90
+64.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−128%
40−45
+128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
−275%
30−33
+275%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−200%
60−65
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−164%
35−40
+164%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−118%
24
+118%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−169%
40−45
+169%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−158%
45−50
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−150%
110−120
+150%
Hitman 3 12
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−215%
60−65
+215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−158%
45−50
+158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
−125%
54
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−100%
40−45
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−64.2%
85−90
+64.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−128%
40−45
+128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−164%
35−40
+164%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−109%
23
+109%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−169%
40−45
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−150%
110−120
+150%
Hitman 3 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−29.3%
53
+29.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−188%
46
+188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−20.8%
29
+20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4
−350%
18
+350%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−158%
45−50
+158%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−155%
27−30
+155%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
Hitman 3 10−12
−100%
21−24
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−147%
35−40
+147%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−700%
32
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−233%
20
+233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−150%
110−120
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Hitman 3 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−348%
90−95
+348%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−375%
18−20
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−400%
15
+400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−750%
17
+750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 125% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 780M is 186% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 780M is 225% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 780M is 750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon 780M surpassed RX 550 Mobile in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.97 18.32
Recency 2 July 2017 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 162.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.


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