Radeon R9 M375X vs RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile and Radeon R9 M375X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.99
+48.7%

RX 550 Mobile outperforms R9 M375X by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking559652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.47no data
Power efficiency9.64no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameLexaTropo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 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 cores640640
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speed1100 MHz925 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHz1015 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate51.4840.60
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS1.299 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s72 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.0Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131-
Mantle-+

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 HD15
+50%
10−12
−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Valorant 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Dota 2 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Far Cry 5 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Fortnite 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Valorant 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
World of Tanks 100−110
+54.3%
70−75
−54.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 3
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Dota 2 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 5 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Valorant 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
World of Tanks 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Valorant 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Fortnite 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Valorant 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and R9 M375X compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 Mobile is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.99 4.70
Recency 2 July 2017 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

RX 550 Mobile has a 48.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

R9 M375X, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M375X in performance tests.


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