Radeon 550X vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 550X and Radeon RX Vega M GH. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon 550X and Radeon RX Vega M GH. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon RX Vega M GH is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 Radeon RX Vega M GH here:

Main Specs

  Radeon 550X Radeon RX Vega M GH
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
  • Radeon 550X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX Vega M GH uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
  • Radeon 550X is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - in Laptops.
  • Radeon 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 19 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.
  • Radeon 550X and Radeon RX Vega M GH are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5400 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

  Radeon 550X Radeon RX Vega M GH
Architecture GCN 4.0 Vega
Code name Lexa Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 27 March 2019 7 January 2018
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 1063 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 38.98 114.2
Floating-point performance 3,656 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
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