UHD Graphics vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile and UHD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 550 Mobile outperforms UHD Graphics by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 568 | 616 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 6 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.47 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.58 | 38.39 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | Jasper Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 640 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1287 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 10 nm+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.48 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.647 TFLOPS | 0.384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 | Ring Bus |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
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 HD | 16
+33.3%
| 12−14
−33.3%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.00 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−33
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 13
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+30.9%
|
55−60
−30.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 7
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+25.9%
|
85−90
−25.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Dota 2 | 45
+28.6%
|
35−40
−28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−33
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+30.9%
|
55−60
−30.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Dota 2 | 43
+43.3%
|
30−33
−43.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 13
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+30.9%
|
55−60
−30.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−33
−33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+25%
|
40−45
−25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+34.5%
|
55−60
−34.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
This is how RX 550 Mobile and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:
- RX 550 Mobile is 33% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.90 | 5.53 |
| Recency | 2 July 2017 | 11 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 10 Watt |
RX 550 Mobile has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score.
UHD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics in performance tests.
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