Radeon RX 550 vs Quadro M3000M

Place in performance ranking	342	523
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.32	3.16
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GM204	Lexa
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79
Current price	$981	$121 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 has 36% better value for money than M3000M.

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	1,024	512
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	37.86
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	1,211 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M3000M and Radeon RX 550 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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
HDMI	no data	+
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.

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	5.2	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.

M3000M 14.29
+103%

RX 550 7.03

Quadro M3000M outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 103% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

M3000M 5526
+103%

RX 550 2719

Quadro M3000M outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 103% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

M3000M 16083
+43.6%

RX 550 11200

Quadro M3000M outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 44% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	58 +115%	27−30 −115%
4K	23 +130%	10−12 −130%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+120%

10−11

−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +129%	21−24 −129%
Hitman 3	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +129%	21−24 −129%
Hitman 3	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 +133%	18−20 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +129%	21−24 −129%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +120%	10−11 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+122%

18−20

−122%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%
Hitman 3	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +107%	14−16 −107%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Hitman 3	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +133%	6−7 −133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%