Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs RX 550X Mobile

Place in the ranking	583	585
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.44	27.98
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 23	Vega Renoir
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 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	384
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 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_1
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
+0.5%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.03

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
+26.9%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210

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 550X Mobile 3688
+32%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 2793

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 550X Mobile 20039

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21857
+9.1%

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 550X Mobile 184578
+1.1%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 182608

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 550X Mobile 1050
+23.2%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 852

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

RX 550X Mobile 35
+37.8%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 25

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	26 +30%	20 −30%
1440p	27−30 −3.7%	28 +3.7%
4K	18−21 −11.1%	20 +11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−10%

11
+10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.5%	40−45 +2.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +9.1%	11 −9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −162%	97 +162%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −29.4%	22 +29.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26 +18.2%	21−24 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −24%	62 +24%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.5%	40−45 +2.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −97.3%	73 +97.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −6.3%	17 +6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +21.4%	14 −21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.5%	40−45 +2.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +118%	17 −118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +16.7%	18 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +18.2%	11 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+21.4%

−21.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+0%

10−12

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +36.4%	11 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−16.7%

7−8
+16.7%

This is how RX 550X Mobile and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is 30% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 4% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 11% faster in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 118% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 162% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is ahead in 11 tests (16%)
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 30 tests (43%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.06	6.03
Recency	11 April 2018	7 January 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

RX 550X Mobile has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 550X Mobile and Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000).

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