GeForce 830M vs Radeon RX 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830M and Radeon RX 550, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 830M stacks up against Radeon RX 550, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 830M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 830M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 830M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 550 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 550 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 71 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−33
medium / 1080p 3−4 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon RX 550
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name N15? Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 20 April 2017
Pipelines 256 512
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 37.86
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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