Radeon R9 M390 vs Radeon RX 550 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 550 mobile, 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 R9 M390 stacks up against Radeon RX 550 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R9 M390 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 Radeon R9 M390 or Radeon RX 550 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 M390
Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX 550 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R9 M390 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon R9 M390 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
5−6
5−6
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−33
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
220−230
220−230
medium / 768p
190−200
190−200
ultra / 1080p
110−120
110−120
QHD / 1440p
65−70
80−85
4K / 2160p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
150−160
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
18−20
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
60−65
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Fortnite is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
30−33
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
95−100
100−105
medium / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 550 mobile have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
Radeon R9 M390 and Radeon RX 550 mobile have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
27−30
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M390.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 M390
Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Pitcairn
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
9 June 2015
21 March 2017
Pipelines
1024
640
Core clock speed
1287 MHz
Boost Clock
1476 MHz
Transistor count
5000 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
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
Not Listed
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
242 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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