Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs Radeon RX 550X mobile

In this comparison between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon RX 550X 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 R5 Bristol Ridge will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 550X mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon RX 550X mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon RX 550X 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 R5 Bristol Ridge or Radeon RX 550X mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon RX 550X mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 12-45 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 550X mobile has 316% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon RX 550X mobile
Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 Polaris
Code name Bristol Ridge Polaris 12
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 June 2016 10 January 2019
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1176 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz 1287 MHz
Transistor count 3100 Million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 51.48
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size medium sized large
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