GeForce MX550 vs Radeon R9 M390

Place in performance ranking	419	377
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	GN18-S5
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2015 (8 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)

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	1024	1024
Boost clock speed	no data	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	42.24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and GeForce MX550 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	7.5

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 M390 9.85

GeForce MX550 11.83
+20.1%

GeForce MX550 outperforms Radeon R9 M390 by 20% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M390 6819

GeForce MX550 10005
+46.7%

GeForce MX550 outperforms Radeon R9 M390 by 47% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	42 −4.8%	44 +4.8%
4K	20 −40%	28 +40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−20%

18−20
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −17.2%	30−35 +17.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −18.2%	35−40 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −114%	60 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −141%	70 +141%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −18.2%	35−40 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +7.7%	26 −7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −61.3%	50 +61.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −17.2%	30−35 +17.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −18.2%	35−40 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −50%	27 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−17.9%

30−35
+17.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Hitman 3	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +20%	10−11 −20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−22.2%

10−12
+22.2%

This is how R9 M390 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 5% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX550 is 40% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 20% faster than the GeForce MX550.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 141% faster than the R9 M390.

All in all, in popular games: