Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 880M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 880M with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.

GTX 880M
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.87
+40.6%

GTX 880M outperforms RX 550 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking462561
Place by popularitynot in top-10022
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.92
Power efficiency5.589.69
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Lexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1536512
Core clock speed954 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate127.137.86
Floating-point processing power3.05 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832

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 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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.

GTX 880M 9.87
+40.6%
RX 550 7.02

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.

GTX 880M 3817
+40.6%
RX 550 2714

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.

GTX 880M 14791
+32.4%
RX 550 11172

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:

900p135
+42.1%
95−100
−42.1%
Full HD58
+45%
40−45
−45%
4K23
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.98
4Kno data4.94

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Fortnite 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Valorant 90−95
+50%
60−65
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+42%
100−105
−42%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Dota 2 65−70
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Fortnite 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Valorant 90−95
+50%
60−65
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Dota 2 65−70
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Valorant 90−95
+50%
60−65
−50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Valorant 100−110
+48.6%
70−75
−48.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Valorant 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

This is how GTX 880M and RX 550 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 880M is 42% faster in 900p
  • GTX 880M is 45% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 880M is 44% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.87 7.02
Recency 12 March 2014 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 880M has a 40.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 144% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.

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