Radeon R9 380X vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon R9 380X 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 Radeon R9 380X will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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:

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 380X Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 280% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Radeon R9 380X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X and Radeon RX 550 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon R9 380X is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R9 380X is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon R9 380X 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 5030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 380X Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture GCN 3.0 Polaris
Code name Antigua Polaris 12
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 November 2015 21 March 2017
Pipelines 2048 640
Core clock speed 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz 1476 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 124.2 51.48
Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops 1,647 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 970 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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