Radeon RX 570X Mobile vs Matrox G550 PCIe
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G500 (2001−2005) | Polaris (2016−2019) |
| GPU code name | Condor | Polaris |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 July 2005 (18 years ago) | 10 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Current price | $199 | $268 |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 125 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1168 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65-110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.25 | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Matrox G550 PCIe and Radeon RX 570X Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x1 | no data |
| Length | 112 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
Memory
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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 332 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 2x DVI | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 13 July 2005 | 10 January 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between Matrox G550 PCIe and Radeon RX 570X Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Matrox G550 PCIe is a desktop card while Radeon RX 570X Mobile is a notebook 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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