Radeon 550 vs GeForce 930A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 930A with Radeon 550, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 930A
2015
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
3.29

550 outperforms 930A by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking743609
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.37
Power efficiency6.837.49
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM108Lexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384512
Core clock speed928 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed941 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate22.5837.86
Floating-point processing power0.7227 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s56 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.0-

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.

GeForce 930A 3.29
Radeon 550 5.46
+66%

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.

GeForce 930A 1267
Radeon 550 2103
+66%

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.

GeForce 930A 5317
Radeon 550 10391
+95.4%

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 3.29 5.46
Recency 13 March 2015 20 April 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt

GeForce 930A has 51.5% lower power consumption.

Radeon 550, on the other hand, has a 66% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 930A is a notebook card while Radeon 550 is a desktop 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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NVIDIA GeForce 930A
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