GeForce MX550 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

Place in the ranking	376	411
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.70	32.35
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Vega Kaby Lake-G	TU117S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2018 (7 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 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	1280	1024
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	42.24
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	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	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	96 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 data

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
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 Vega M GL / 870 13.88
+18.1%

GeForce MX550 11.75

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 Vega M GL / 870 9862

GeForce MX550 10005
+1.5%

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 Vega M GL / 870 7329
+19.6%

GeForce MX550 6126

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 Vega M GL / 870 38812

GeForce MX550 40364
+4%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega M GL / 870 2072

GeForce MX550 2470
+19.2%

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	44 −4.5%	46 +4.5%
1440p	28 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
4K	15 −86.7%	28 +86.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Elden Ring	40−45 +16.7%	36 −16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +18.4%	35−40 −18.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +125%	12 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −7.1%	60 +7.1%
Metro Exodus	44 +37.5%	30−35 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +60%	30−33 −60%
Valorant	47 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +18.4%	35−40 −18.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +200%	9 −200%
Dota 2	27 −174%	74 +174%
Elden Ring	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Far Cry 5	37 −89.2%	70 +89.2%
Fortnite	75−80 +14.7%	65−70 −14.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +7.7%	52 −7.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 −34.1%	55 +34.1%
Metro Exodus	30 −6.7%	30−35 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	129 +44.9%	85−90 −44.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +16.7%	35−40 −16.7%
Valorant	30 −53.3%	45−50 +53.3%
World of Tanks	180−190 +12.9%	160−170 −12.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +18.4%	35−40 −18.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +575%	4 −575%
Dota 2	50−55 −108%	104 +108%
Far Cry 5	51 +10.9%	45−50 −10.9%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +33.3%	42 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +13.5%	85−90 −13.5%
Valorant	55−60 +19.6%	45−50 −19.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Elden Ring	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	62 −4.8%	65−70 +4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
World of Tanks	95−100 +16.7%	80−85 −16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	32 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Valorant	30−35 +17.2%	27−30 −17.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Dota 2	29 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%
Elden Ring	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	29 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30 −13.3%	30−35 +13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	24−27 +13.6%	21−24 −13.6%
Far Cry 5	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Fortnite	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Valorant	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 5% faster in 1080p
RX Vega M GL / 870 is 33% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX550 is 87% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 575% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 174% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega M GL / 870 is ahead in 53 tests (84%)
GeForce MX550 is ahead in 10 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.88	11.75
Recency	7 January 2018	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt