CMP 30HX vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 with CMP 30HX, including specs and performance data.

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.09

CMP 30HX outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking542255
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9221.44
Power efficiency9.8211.68
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameLexaTU116
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

CMP 30HX has 634% 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 cores5121408
Core clock speed1100 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86157.1
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs3288

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x4
Length145 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s336.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
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.

RX 550 7.09
CMP 30HX 21.08
+197%

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.

RX 550 2736
CMP 30HX 8135
+197%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RX 550 11299
CMP 30HX 68128
+503%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.09 21.08
Recency 20 April 2017 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 125 Watt

RX 550 has 150% lower power consumption.

CMP 30HX, on the other hand, has a 197.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The CMP 30HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop card while CMP 30HX is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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