GeForce GT 550M vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in performance ranking	621	938
Place by popularity	42	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.27
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	N12P-GT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price	no data	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	no data	740 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	11.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	284.16 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce GT 550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	no data	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1536 MB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	28.8 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 API
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+204%

GT 550M 1.48

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
+265%

GT 550M 974

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 265% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294
+115%

GT 550M 4782

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 115% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p	45−50 +200%	15 −200%
Full HD	19 −10.5%	21 +10.5%
4K	11 +267%	3−4 −267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
+125%

4−5

−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Battlefield 5	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	18 +800%	2−3 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +350%	4−5 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
Hitman 3	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Metro Exodus	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22 +144%	9−10 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +1200%	4−5 −1200%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Metro Exodus	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +358%	12−14 −358%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10
+400%

2−3

−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1