RX 550X Mobile vs R9 M470X

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Combined performance score

R9 M470X
8.37
+38.8%

R9 M470X outperforms RX 550X Mobile by 39% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking464549
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data8.65
ArchitectureGCN 2 (2016)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameEmeraldPolaris 12
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 May 2016 (7 years old)10 January 2019 (5 years old)
Current priceno data$299
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores896640
Core clock speed1100 MHz1176 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1287 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6051.48
Floating-point performance1,971 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX 550X Mobile 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD35−40
+34.6%
26
−34.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21
+5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−17.6%
20
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+33.3%
15
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+30.8%
13
−30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how R9 M470X and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R9 M470X is 34.6% faster than RX 550X Mobile

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M470X is 400% faster than the RX 550X Mobile.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 17.6% faster than the R9 M470X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M470X is ahead in 63 tests (95%)
  • RX 550X Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.37 6.03
Recency 14 May 2016 10 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

The Radeon R9 M470X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X Mobile in performance tests.


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