NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs AMD Radeon R9 M365X

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Combined performance score

R9 M365X
3.82

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 M365X by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking662649
Place by popularitynot in top-10063
Value for moneyno data0.28
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameTropoGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 May 2015 (8 years old)15 March 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149
Current priceno data$197 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

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 cores640192
CUDA coresno data192
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate37.0028.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance1,184 gflops691.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M365X and GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data8.25" (21 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataOne 6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s98.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity1no data
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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.

R9 M365X 3.82
GTX 550 Ti 3.98
+4.2%

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 M365X by 4% in our combined 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%

R9 M365X 1481
GTX 550 Ti 1544
+4.3%

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 M365X by 4% 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:

900p35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%
Full HD35−40
−5.7%
37
+5.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how R9 M365X and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 550 Ti is 8.6% faster than R9 M365X

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 550 Ti is 5.7% faster than R9 M365X

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 100% faster than the R9 M365X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 22 tests (37%)
  • there's a draw in 38 tests (63%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.82 3.98
Recency 6 May 2015 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M365X and GeForce GTX 550 Ti. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M365X is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.


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

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