Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    Quadro CX vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

    In this comparison between Quadro CX 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 Quadro CX will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Quadro CX
    Radeon RX 550 mobile Check Price

    Radeon RX 550 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 550 mobile here:

    Radeon RX 550 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
      Check Price
    • Quadro CX has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
    • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 685 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
    • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 4400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 10−12 35−40
    medium / 1080p 2−3 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 440% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Polaris
    Code name GT200B Polaris 12
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 11 November 2008 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 192 640
    Core clock speed 602 MHz 1287 MHz
    Boost Clock 1476 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 38.53 51.48
    Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 1,647 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.4
    OpenGL 3.3 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA 1.3
    FreeSync +
    Laptop size large
      Check Price

    Similar compares