Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 880M

Place in the ranking	456	555
Place by popularity	not in top-100	22
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.92
Power efficiency	5.64	9.76
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 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.

no data

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	1536	512
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	993 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	127.1	37.86
Floating-point processing power	3.05 TFLOPS	1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	128	32

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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
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.

GTX 880M 9.86
+40.9%

RX 550 7.00

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 3837
+40.9%

RX 550 2723

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
+31.7%

RX 550 11228

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:

900p	135 +42.1%	95−100 −42.1%
Full HD	56 +60%	35−40 −60%
4K	24 +50%	16−18 −50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.26
4K	no data	4.94

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Valorant	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Dota 2	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Fortnite	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +54%	50−55 −54%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Valorant	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
World of Tanks	140−150 +44%	100−105 −44%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Dota 2	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +54%	50−55 −54%
Valorant	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
World of Tanks	70−75 +44%	50−55 −44%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Valorant	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Dota 2	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Fortnite	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Valorant	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

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

GTX 880M is 42% faster in 900p
GTX 880M is 60% faster in 1080p
GTX 880M is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.86	7.00
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