GeForce MX550 vs Radeon R5 M420

Place in the ranking	1035	405
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	32.87
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Jet	TU117S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 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	1024
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.00	42.24
Floating-point processing power	0.544 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	20	32

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R5 M420 1.27

GeForce MX550 11.79
+828%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R5 M420 488

GeForce MX550 4546
+832%

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

4−5

−1050%

46
+1050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−500%

18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −367%	27−30 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −3800%	75−80 +3800%
Hitman 3	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −350%	60−65 +350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1550%	30−35 +1550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −375%	35−40 +375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −109%	65−70 +109%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −367%	27−30 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −3800%	75−80 +3800%
Hitman 3	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −350%	60−65 +350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1550%	30−35 +1550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −550%	52 +550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −109%	65−70 +109%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −367%	27−30 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −3800%	75−80 +3800%
Hitman 3	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −350%	60−65 +350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −425%	42 +425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −145%	27 +145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −109%	65−70 +109%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1550%

30−35
+1550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −114%	14−16 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	12−14
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −1133%	70−75 +1133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−375%

18−20
+375%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

8−9

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	6−7
Far Cry 5	0−1	6−7

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−267%

10−12
+267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

18−20

+0%

18−20

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how R5 M420 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 1050% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 3800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.27	11.79
Recency	15 May 2016	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm

R5 M420 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 828.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.