Radeon RX 5500M vs RX 550X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550X with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500M outperforms RX 550X by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 594 | 366 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.34 | 11.84 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 7 October 2019 (5 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 cores | 512 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1645 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 85 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 | 144.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.211 TFLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 88 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
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 | 21−24
−171%
| 57
+171%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
−150%
| 60
+150%
|
| 4K | 12−14
−150%
| 30
+150%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Valorant | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 191
+0%
|
191
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| Valorant | 144
+0%
|
144
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 175
+0%
|
175
+0%
|
| Valorant | 136
+0%
|
136
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Valorant | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
This is how RX 550X and RX 5500M compete in popular games:
- RX 5500M is 171% faster in 1080p
- RX 5500M is 150% faster in 1440p
- RX 5500M is 150% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.28 | 12.74 |
| Recency | 16 December 2018 | 7 October 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 85 Watt |
RX 550X has 70% lower power consumption.
RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 141.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 550X is a desktop card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook one.
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