Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs Quadro M1000M

Place in performance ranking	501	552
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.88	8.57
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	GM107	Polaris 12
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	10 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$200.89	no data
Current price	$706 (3.5x MSRP)	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550X Mobile has 874% better value for money than M1000M.

Detailed specifications

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	512	640
Core clock speed	993 MHz	1176 MHz
Boost clock speed	1072 MHz	1287 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.78	51.48
Floating-point performance	1,017 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M1000M and Radeon RX 550X Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	2 GB/4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	96 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	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	no data	+
Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	5.0	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

M1000M 7.42
+21.6%

RX 550X Mobile 6.10

Quadro M1000M outperforms Radeon RX 550X Mobile by 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

M1000M 4230

RX 550X Mobile 5345
+26.4%

Radeon RX 550X Mobile outperforms Quadro M1000M by 26% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

M1000M 3498

RX 550X Mobile 3688
+5.4%

Radeon RX 550X Mobile outperforms Quadro M1000M by 5% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

M1000M 23422
+16.9%

RX 550X Mobile 20039

Quadro M1000M outperforms Radeon RX 550X Mobile by 17% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

M1000M 45
+28.3%

RX 550X Mobile 35

Quadro M1000M outperforms Radeon RX 550X Mobile by 28% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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	36 +24.1%	29 −24.1%
4K	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	no data
Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Metro Exodus	20−22	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	no data
Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Metro Exodus	20−22	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	no data
Hitman 3	10−12	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	no data
Metro Exodus	8−9	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	no data
Hitman 3	4−5	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	4−5	no data
Forza Horizon 4	8−9	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Metro Exodus	8−9	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

no data

This is how M1000M and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

M1000M is 24% faster in 1080p
M1000M is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.42	6.10
Recency	2 October 2015	10 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB/4 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	50 Watt