GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile

Place in the ranking	557	488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.47	no data
Power efficiency	9.65	6.21
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Lexa	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 July 2017 (7 years ago)	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1344
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	941 MHz
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz	967 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.48	108.3
Floating-point processing power	1.647 TFLOPS	2.599 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	40	112

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	large	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	-	+

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	2 GB	3 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	Up to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	120.0 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	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	-	+
HDCP content protection	-	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	-	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

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.

RX 550 Mobile 6.99

GTX 870M 9.00
+28.8%

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.

RX 550 Mobile 4559

GTX 870M 7156
+57%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 550 Mobile 3645

GTX 870M 4694
+28.8%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 550 Mobile 23050

GTX 870M 31322
+35.9%

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	15 −200%	45 +200%
4K	14−16 −42.9%	20 +42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.33	no data
4K	5.71	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −80%	18−20 +80%
Elden Ring	14 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −31.8%	27−30 +31.8%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	28 −28.6%	35−40 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Valorant	21−24 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −31.8%	27−30 +31.8%
Counter-Strike 2	4 −325%	16−18 +325%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Dota 2	27 +12.5%	24 −12.5%
Elden Ring	18−20 −31.6%	24−27 +31.6%
Far Cry 5	29 −31%	35−40 +31%
Fortnite	40−45 −29.3%	50−55 +29.3%
Forza Horizon 4	24 −50%	35−40 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	18 −100%	36 +100%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −24.6%	70−75 +24.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −40.9%	31 +40.9%
Valorant	21−24 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%
World of Tanks	100−110 −23.1%	130−140 +23.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −31.8%	27−30 +31.8%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Dota 2	43 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −125%	35−40 +125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −24.6%	70−75 +24.6%
Valorant	21−24 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Elden Ring	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −12.8%	40−45 +12.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
World of Tanks	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −46.2%	18−20 +46.2%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Valorant	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Dota 2	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Elden Ring	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −30%	24−27 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Fortnite	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Valorant	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and GTX 870M compete in popular games:

GTX 870M is 200% faster in 1080p
GTX 870M is 43% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 550 Mobile is 34% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 870M is 325% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 550 Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
GTX 870M is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.99	9.00
Recency	2 July 2017	12 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	100 Watt