Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs GeForce 8800M GTS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8800M GTS and Radeon RX 550X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
550X Mobile outperforms 8800M GTS by a whopping 511% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1175 | 648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.40 | 8.58 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | G92 | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 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 | 64 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.16 TFLOPS | 1.647 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 512 KB |
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 | large |
| Interface | MXM-HE | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip 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 support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 4−5
−550%
| 26
+550%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−1000%
|
21−24
+1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21
+2000%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−333%
|
24−27
+333%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−133%
|
21−24
+133%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−113%
|
65−70
+113%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−296%
|
95−100
+296%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−279%
|
53
+279%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−1000%
|
21−24
+1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18
+1700%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−333%
|
24−27
+333%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−133%
|
21−24
+133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−233%
|
20
+233%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−113%
|
65−70
+113%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−250%
|
49
+250%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−1000%
|
21−24
+1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1400%
|
15
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−333%
|
24−27
+333%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−133%
|
21−24
+133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−117%
|
13
+117%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−113%
|
65−70
+113%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−267%
|
10−12
+267%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−760%
|
40−45
+760%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−280%
|
35−40
+280%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−267%
|
10−12
+267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−460%
|
27−30
+460%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how 8800M GTS and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile is 550% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 3300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile performs better in 39 tests (68%)
- there's a draw in 18 tests (32%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 5.56 |
| Recency | 1 November 2007 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
RX 550X Mobile has a 511% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTS in performance tests.
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