Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
17.13
+145%

GTX 965M SLI outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking322555
Place by popularitynot in top-10022
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.92
Power efficiencyno data9.76
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameno dataLexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2015 (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 cores2048512
Core clock speed924 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data37.86
Floating-point processing powerno data1.211 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA+-

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 HD70
+159%
27−30
−159%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Valorant 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Dota 2 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Fortnite 90−95
+169%
35−40
−169%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+169%
45−50
−169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+154%
24−27
−154%
Valorant 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
World of Tanks 210−220
+151%
85−90
−151%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Dota 2 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+169%
45−50
−169%
Valorant 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+149%
65−70
−149%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
World of Tanks 110−120
+164%
45−50
−164%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Valorant 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Dota 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Fortnite 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Valorant 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and RX 550 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 965M SLI is 159% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.13 7.00
Recency 5 January 2015 20 April 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

GTX 965M SLI has a 144.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 965M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.


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