Radeon 550X vs Radeon R7 M460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 M460. 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 R7 M460. 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 R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 R7 M460 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon 550X Radeon R7 M460
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 M460 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Radeon 550X is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 98 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • Radeon 550X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M460 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 2−3
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 12−14
medium / 1080p 9−10 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon R7 M460.

Full Specs

  Radeon 550X Radeon R7 M460
Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN
Code name Lexa Meso
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 27 March 2019 21 February 2016
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 984 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz 1125 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.98 27.00
Floating-point performance 864.0 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
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