GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI 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 860M SLI and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI or Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 258 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−12
QHD / 1440p 8−9 5−6
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 17% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name Polaris 12
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 21 March 2017
Pipelines 1280 640
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 1476 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 51.48
Floating-point performance 1,647 gflops
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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