Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs ATI X600

Place in the ranking	1446	593
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.24	8.42
Architecture	Rage 9 (2003−2006)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	RV370	Polaris 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2004 (20 years ago)	11 April 2018 (6 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	no data	640
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1287 MHz
Number of transistors	107 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	36 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.600	51.48
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	4	40

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	large
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	250 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 S-Video

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	9.0	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	2.0	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	19 +0%	19 +0%
Fortnite	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
World of Tanks	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	49 +0%	49 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.12	5.89
Recency	1 September 2004	11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	36 Watt	50 Watt

ATI X600 has 38.9% lower power consumption.

RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4808.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon X600 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook one.

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