Radeon 680M vs 550X

Place in performance ranking	672	294
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.80	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Lexa	RDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 March 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$468	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.98	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon 550X and Radeon 680M 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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.

Radeon 550X 3.70

Radeon 680M 17.36
+369%

680M outperforms 550X by 369% based on our aggregate 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%

Radeon 550X 1429

Radeon 680M 6166
+331%

680M outperforms 550X by 331% in Passmark.

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	8−9 −375%	38 +375%
1440p	3−4 −500%	18 +500%
4K	1−2 −800%	9 +800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

39
−362%

180−190

+362%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −347%	170−180 +347%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −356%	260−270 +356%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −357%	160−170 +357%
Cyberpunk 2077	29 −348%	130−140 +348%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −363%	190−200 +363%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −368%	220−230 +368%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −332%	350−400 +332%
Hitman 3	32 −369%	150−160 +369%
Horizon Zero Dawn	79 −343%	350−400 +343%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −366%	270−280 +366%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −358%	220−230 +358%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 −364%	260−270 +364%
Watch Dogs: Legion	39 −362%	180−190 +362%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −352%	140−150 +352%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −356%	260−270 +356%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −357%	160−170 +357%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 −352%	95−100 +352%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −363%	190−200 +363%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −368%	220−230 +368%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −332%	350−400 +332%
Hitman 3	15 −367%	70−75 +367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −335%	300−310 +335%
Metro Exodus	18 −344%	80−85 +344%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −358%	220−230 +358%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 −368%	220−230 +368%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 −350%	180−190 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −363%	250−260 +363%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 −344%	120−130 +344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −357%	160−170 +357%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −341%	75−80 +341%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −363%	190−200 +363%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −332%	350−400 +332%
Horizon Zero Dawn	43 −365%	200−210 +365%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 −350%	180−190 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −358%	110−120 +358%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18 −344%	80−85 +344%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−358%

220−230

+358%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −355%	150−160 +355%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −355%	150−160 +355%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −344%	80−85 +344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −367%	70−75 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −355%	100−105 +355%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −355%	50−55 +355%
Far Cry 5	21 −352%	95−100 +352%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Hitman 3	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −357%	160−170 +357%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −369%	150−160 +369%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 −344%	120−130 +344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −341%	75−80 +341%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
−348%

130−140

+348%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −362%	60−65 +362%
Hitman 3	12−14 −362%	60−65 +362%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −362%	60−65 +362%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −350%	45−50 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −358%	110−120 +358%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −369%	75−80 +369%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%