GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile

Place in the ranking	549	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.47	18.80
Power efficiency	9.64	15.39
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 July 2017 (7 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 321% better value for money than RX 550 Mobile.

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	16384
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.48	1,290
Floating-point processing power	1.647 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	40	512
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	128

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	1.01 TB/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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 6.96

RTX 4090 100.00
+1337%

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

RTX 4090 104598
+2194%

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

RTX 4090 73447
+1915%

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

RTX 4090 260357
+1030%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 550 Mobile 239256

RTX 4090 771257
+222%

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 −1575%	268 +1575%
1440p	14−16 −1371%	206 +1371%
4K	10−12 −1350%	145 +1350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.00	5.97
1440p	5.71	7.76
4K	8.00	11.03

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−2150%

225
+2150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −1206%	235 +1206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 −3488%	287 +3488%
Battlefield 5	20−22 −1120%	240−250 +1120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1918%	222 +1918%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −638%	110−120 +638%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −958%	200−210 +958%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −533%	290−300 +533%
Hitman 3	12 −975%	120−130 +975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −759%	350−400 +759%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −675%	150−160 +675%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −553%	120−130 +553%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −1909%	450−500 +1909%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −191%	150−160 +191%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −1028%	200−210 +1028%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 −3000%	248 +3000%
Battlefield 5	20−22 −1120%	240−250 +1120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1845%	214 +1845%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −638%	110−120 +638%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −958%	200−210 +958%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −533%	290−300 +533%
Hitman 3	12 −975%	120−130 +975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −759%	350−400 +759%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −675%	150−160 +675%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −553%	120−130 +553%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −2183%	548 +2183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −1048%	240−250 +1048%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −191%	150−160 +191%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −894%	179 +894%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −2344%	220 +2344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1809%	210 +1809%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −638%	110−120 +638%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −533%	290−300 +533%
Hitman 3	14−16 −821%	120−130 +821%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −861%	394 +861%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 −3281%	541 +3281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −1171%	305 +1171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4 −3725%	153 +3725%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−553%

120−130
+553%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1177%	160−170 +1177%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −918%	110−120 +918%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −2114%	155 +2114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −9050%	183 +9050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1071%	80−85 +1071%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5033%	154 +5033%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −950%	80−85 +950%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −1029%	270−280 +1029%
Hitman 3	10−12 −1155%	130−140 +1155%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2487%	388 +2487%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −2071%	152 +2071%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −12500%	504 +12500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −4367%	268 +4367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −445%	240−250 +445%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−975%

120−130
+975%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1367%	85−90 +1367%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1280%	65−70 +1280%
Hitman 3	3−4 −2667%	80−85 +2667%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −400%	105 +400%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −3450%	140−150 +3450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −9267%	281 +9267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −2900%	120 +2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −3900%	120 +3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1633%	50−55 +1633%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −7900%	80 +7900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −3557%	250−260 +3557%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −14000%	282 +14000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −5750%	117 +5750%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−1486%

110−120
+1486%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 1575% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 1371% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 1350% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 14000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed RX 550 Mobile in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.96	100.00
Recency	2 July 2017	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	450 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has 800% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 1336.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.

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