GeForce MX550 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in performance ranking	435	377
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.55	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GN18-S5
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1307	no data

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	1280	1024
Core clock speed	931 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	42.24
Floating-point performance	2,588 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce MX550 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.

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	96 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 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 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	no data	7.5

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 M GL 9.45

GeForce MX550 11.84
+25.3%

GeForce MX550 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX Vega M GL 3648

GeForce MX550 4573
+25.4%

GeForce MX550 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 25% in Passmark.

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	35−40 −40%	49 +40%
4K	21−24 −33.3%	28 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

35−40

−42.9%

50
+42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

21−24

−28.6%

27
+28.6%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

7−8
−42.9%

10−11

+42.9%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−28.6%

18−20
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −26.7%	55−60 +26.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −40%	45−50 +40%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −33.3%	60 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −26.7%	55−60 +26.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −40%	45−50 +40%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −30%	52 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −26.7%	55−60 +26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −40%	45−50 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −40%	42 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−37.5%

30−35
+37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −42.9%	20−22 +42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−35.7%

18−20
+35.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−37.5%

10−12

+37.5%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 40% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX550 is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.45	11.84
Recency	1 February 2018	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt