GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8550M and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8550M
2014
1 GB DDR3
1.36

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 2810% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1029116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data60.34
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameSunGB207
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 July 2014 (11 years ago)24 June 2025 (less than a year 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 cores3202560
Core clock speed650 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors690 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate17.00201.6
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS12.9 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3033%
90−95
+3033%
God of War 6−7
−1517%
95−100
+1517%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3033%
90−95
+3033%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−4133%
120−130
+4133%
Fortnite 4−5
−4200%
170−180
+4200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1825%
150−160
+1825%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
God of War 6−7
−1517%
95−100
+1517%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1460%
150−160
+1460%
Valorant 30−35
−579%
230−240
+579%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−797%
270−280
+797%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3033%
90−95
+3033%
Dota 2 16−18
−2547%
450−500
+2547%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−4133%
120−130
+4133%
Fortnite 4−5
−4200%
170−180
+4200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1825%
150−160
+1825%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
God of War 6−7
−1517%
95−100
+1517%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−13000%
130−140
+13000%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1460%
150−160
+1460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1943%
140−150
+1943%
Valorant 30−35
−579%
230−240
+579%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3033%
90−95
+3033%
Dota 2 16−18
−2547%
450−500
+2547%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−4133%
120−130
+4133%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1825%
150−160
+1825%
God of War 6−7
−1517%
95−100
+1517%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1460%
150−160
+1460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1943%
140−150
+1943%
Valorant 30−35
−2694%
950−1000
+2694%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−4200%
170−180
+4200%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−2425%
100−110
+2425%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−2989%
270−280
+2989%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−2757%
400−450
+2757%
Valorant 6−7
−4267%
260−270
+4267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 45−50
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3733%
110−120
+3733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−7600%
75−80
+7600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−5200%
100−110
+5200%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−480%
85−90
+480%
Valorant 7−8
−3371%
240−250
+3371%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
God of War 0−1 35−40
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
God of War 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 13000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 39.58
Recency 13 July 2014 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 2810.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

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