Quadro FX 380M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 550v with Quadro FX 380M, including specs and performance data.
Mobility HD 550v outperforms 380M by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1223 | 1402 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.61 | 0.89 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | M96 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 5 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (16 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 cores | 320 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 606 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 4.848 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.288 TFLOPS | 0.04698 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 32 KB |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 12.64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| 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 HD | 20
+186%
| 7−8
−186%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+11.5%
|
24−27
−11.5%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+61.5%
|
12−14
−61.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+11.5%
|
24−27
−11.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+11.5%
|
24−27
−11.5%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 550v and FX 380M compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 550v is 186% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 550v is 167% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 550v performs better in 23 tests (77%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (23%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.73 | 0.29 |
| Recency | 5 May 2010 | 7 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 25 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 550v has a 151.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 150% lower power consumption.
FX 380M, on the other hand, has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 550v is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 380M in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 550v is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 380M is a mobile workstation one.
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