Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs R9 M365X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M365X and Radeon RX 550X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
550X Mobile outperforms R9 M365X by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 768 | 648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.57 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tropo | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 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 | 640 | 640 |
| Compute units | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | 1.647 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
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 size | medium sized | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | + |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | + | - |
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 | 16−18
−62.5%
| 26
+62.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−69.2%
|
21−24
+69.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−90.9%
|
21
+90.9%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
−70%
|
30−35
+70%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−52.9%
|
24−27
+52.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−29.4%
|
65−70
+29.4%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
−46.2%
|
95−100
+46.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−60.6%
|
53
+60.6%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−69.2%
|
21−24
+69.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18
+63.6%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
−70%
|
30−35
+70%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−52.9%
|
24−27
+52.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
−72.7%
|
18−20
+72.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−81.8%
|
20
+81.8%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−29.4%
|
65−70
+29.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−48.5%
|
49
+48.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−69.2%
|
21−24
+69.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−36.4%
|
15
+36.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−52.9%
|
24−27
+52.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−18.2%
|
13
+18.2%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−29.4%
|
65−70
+29.4%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 20−22
−70%
|
30−35
+70%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−59.3%
|
40−45
+59.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−26.7%
|
35−40
+26.7%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−70.3%
|
60−65
+70.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−13.3%
|
16−18
+13.3%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−55.6%
|
27−30
+55.6%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−81.8%
|
20−22
+81.8%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how R9 M365X and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile is 63% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile performs better in 57 tests (93%)
- there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.52 | 5.56 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
R9 M365X has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 58% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M365X in performance tests.
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