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    Radeon R8 M445DX vs Radeon RX 550

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R8 M445DX 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 Radeon R8 M445DX stacks up against Radeon RX 550, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R8 M445DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R8 M445DX 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 R8 M445DX here:

    Radeon R8 M445DX Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R8 M445DX Radeon RX 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR4/DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R8 M445DX is connected by IGP, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon R8 M445DX is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R8 M445DX is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 380 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.
    • Radeon R8 M445DX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 6067 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
    ultra / 1080p − 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
    low / 720p 1−2 30−33
    medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3000% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R8 M445DX Radeon RX 550
    Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
    Code name Meso Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 June 2016 20 April 2017
    Pipelines 704 512
    Core clock speed 720 / 1020 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1021 MHz 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 1,550 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.42 37.86
    Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 + 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 933 / 1000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.0 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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