Radeon R9 M280X vs RX 550 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile and Radeon R9 M280X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
550 Mobile outperforms R9 M280X by a whopping 232% 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 | 616 | 942 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.47 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.91 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | Saturn |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 5 February 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1287 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 51.48 | 61.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.647 TFLOPS | 1.971 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 224 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 256 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 | large | large |
| Bus support | no data | Not Listed |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | Not Listed |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 0 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | Not Listed |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 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 |
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 | 12 (12_0) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
| Mantle | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
−80%
| 27
+80%
|
| 4K | 55−60
+206%
| 18
−206%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.33 | no data |
| 4K | 1.45 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 13
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 38
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+50%
|
12
−50%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+400%
|
8−9
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+164%
|
10−12
−164%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 13
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+84.6%
|
35−40
−84.6%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+59.7%
|
67
−59.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Dota 2 | 45
+25%
|
36
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+400%
|
8−9
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+164%
|
10−12
−164%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+6.3%
|
16
−6.3%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+84.6%
|
35−40
−84.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Dota 2 | 43
+38.7%
|
31
−38.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 13
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+164%
|
10−12
−164%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+167%
|
9
−167%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+84.6%
|
35−40
−84.6%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
+400%
|
8−9
−400%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+257%
|
14−16
−257%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+105%
|
18−20
−105%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+462%
|
12−14
−462%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+13.3%
|
14−16
−13.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
This is how RX 550 Mobile and R9 M280X compete in popular games:
- R9 M280X is 80% faster in 1080p
- RX 550 Mobile is 206% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550 Mobile is 1167% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 550 Mobile performs better in 52 tests (98%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.45 | 1.94 |
| Recency | 2 July 2017 | 5 February 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
RX 550 Mobile has a 232.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.
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