Radeon RX 550 vs RX 7800M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7800M with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.

RX 7800M
2024
12 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
42.21
+533%

RX 7800M outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 533% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking111598
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.92
Power efficiency16.949.64
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 32Lexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 September 2024 (less than a year ago)20 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3840512
Core clock speed1295 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed2335 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate560.437.86
Floating-point processing power35.87 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs24032
Ray Tracing Cores60no 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 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth432.0 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR+-

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.22.0
Vulkan1.31.2.131

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.

RX 7800M 42.21
+533%
RX 550 6.67

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 7800M 17029
+533%
RX 550 2689

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.21 6.67
Recency 11 September 2024 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 50 Watt

RX 7800M has a 532.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

RX 550, on the other hand, has 260% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7800M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7800M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.

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