Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs Tesla M2090
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M2090 with Radeon RX 550X Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Tesla M2090 outperforms RX 550X Mobile by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 457 | 582 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Polaris (2016−2019) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | Polaris 12 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 10 January 2019 (5 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 | 512 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | 1176 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.332 gflops | 1.647 gflops |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 64 | 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3696 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 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 | No outputs |
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 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
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%
| 25
−40%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
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
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| 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
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
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
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
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
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| 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 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how Tesla M2090 and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:
- Tesla M2090 is 40% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 70 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.50 | 6.02 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 10 January 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
Tesla M2090 has a 57.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla M2090 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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