Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs ATI X600
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon X600 with Radeon RX 550X Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RX 550X Mobile outperforms ATI X600 by a whopping 4525% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1468 | 614 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.25 | 8.28 |
| Architecture | Rage 9 (2003−2006) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | RV370 | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2004 (20 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 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 | no data | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 36 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.647 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 4 | 40 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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 | 0−1 | 26 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
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24−27
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
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12−14
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
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10−12
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 21
+0%
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21
+0%
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| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
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21−24
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| Valorant | 65−70
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65−70
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
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24−27
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+0%
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95−100
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 53
+0%
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53
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 18
+0%
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18
+0%
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| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
+0%
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20
+0%
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| Valorant | 65−70
+0%
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65−70
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 49
+0%
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49
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 15
+0%
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15
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
+0%
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13
+0%
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| Valorant | 65−70
+0%
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65−70
+0%
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Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
+0%
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40−45
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
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| Valorant | 60−65
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60−65
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
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| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
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1−2
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 1−2
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1−2
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
|
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.12 | 5.55 |
| Recency | 1 September 2004 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 36 Watt | 50 Watt |
ATI X600 has 38.9% lower power consumption.
RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4525% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon X600 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook one.
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