Radeon RX 550 mobile vs Radeon RX 5500M

In this comparison between Radeon RX 550 mobile and Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 550 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 550 mobile and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon RX 550 mobile and Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 550 mobile or Radeon RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon RX 550 mobile Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5500M has 70% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile and Radeon RX 5500M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 40 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 8000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−12 12−14
QHD / 1440p 5−6 7−8
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 550 mobile Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture Polaris Navi / RDNA
Code name Polaris 12 Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 21 March 2017 29 September 2019
Pipelines 640 1408
Core clock speed 1287 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1476 MHz 1645 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 51.48 144.8
Floating-point performance 1,647 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large medium sized
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