Radeon RX 550X vs Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon RX 550X and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, 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 RX 550X stacks up against Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, check out specs charts below.

Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 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 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon RX 550X Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 550X is used in Desktops, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon RX 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • Radeon RX 550X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 12−14
ultra / 1080p 6−7 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 30−33
medium / 1080p 12−14 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 550X Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Architecture GCN 4.0 Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name Lexa Tiger Lake Xe
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 December 2018 15 August 2020
Pipelines 512 96
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1183 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 37.86
Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Quick Sync +
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