UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 with UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake), including specs and performance data.

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.00
+98.9%

RX 550 outperforms UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking555728
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Power efficiency9.76no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)no data
GPU code nameLexano data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$79 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 cores51232
Core clock speed1100 MHz1250 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate37.86no data
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/sno data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD27−30
+92.9%
14
−92.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.93no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+0%
7
+0%
Metro Exodus 5
+0%
5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
World of Tanks 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
World of Tanks 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how RX 550 and UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 is 93% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.00 3.52

RX 550 has a 98.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is a notebook one.


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