GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 550 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 960M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 550 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GTX 960M or Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • GeForce GTX 960M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 550 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 191 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−12
QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name N16P-GX Polaris 12
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 21 March 2017
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1476 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 51.48
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,647 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 96 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 +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
  Check Price Check Price