Radeon RX Vega 3 vs GeForce GT 555M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 555M and Radeon RX Vega 3, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 555M
2011
3 GB DDR3\DDR5, 35 Watt
1.69

RX Vega 3 outperforms GT 555M by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking939784
Place by popularitynot in top-10085
Power efficiency3.3313.75
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGF106Picasso
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 October 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2019 (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 coresUp to 144192
Core clock speedUp to 753 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed753 MHz1001 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate12.6012.01
Floating-point processing power0.3024 TFLOPS0.3844 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs2412

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR3\DDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthUp to 192 bit/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedUp to 1569 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidthUp to 50.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

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.

GT 555M 1.69
RX Vega 3 2.99
+76.9%

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.

GT 555M 651
RX Vega 3 1149
+76.5%

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.

GT 555M 1146
RX Vega 3 1724
+50.4%

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.

GT 555M 5884
+8.2%
RX Vega 3 5441

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:

900p19
−57.9%
30−35
+57.9%
Full HD24
+100%
12
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−400%
5
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 3−4
−333%
13
+333%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12
+0%
Fortnite 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−10%
11
+10%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−200%
9
+200%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−29.4%
22
+29.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+167%
3
−167%
World of Tanks 30−35
+47.8%
23
−47.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 3−4
−533%
19
+533%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
World of Tanks 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Valorant 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Valorant 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GT 555M and RX Vega 3 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 3 is 58% faster in 900p
  • GT 555M is 100% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 555M is 167% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 3 is 533% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 555M is ahead in 4 tests (7%)
  • RX Vega 3 is ahead in 36 tests (60%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 2.99
Recency 27 October 2011 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega 3 has a 76.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 3 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.


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