Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs Radeon RX 550X Mobile

Place in the ranking	582	824
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.45	25.29
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Polaris 23	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)	6 December 2018 (5 years ago)

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	no data
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.48	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.647 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no 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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	no data
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 data

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
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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 550X Mobile 6.06
+139%

Qualcomm Adreno 685 2.54

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 550X Mobile 5345
+177%

Qualcomm Adreno 685 1927

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

24
+140%

10−12

−140%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11
+100%

5−6

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Battlefield 5	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26 +117%	12−14 −117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Battlefield 5	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+183%

6−7

−183%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +144%	16−18 −144%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+83.3%

6−7

−83.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

This is how RX 550X Mobile and Qualcomm Adreno 685 compete in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is 140% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 700% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 685 is 8% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is ahead in 56 tests (98%)
Qualcomm Adreno 685 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.06	2.54
Recency	11 April 2018	6 December 2018
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	7 Watt

RX 550X Mobile has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Qualcomm Adreno 685, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 685 in performance tests.

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