Nvidia GeForce MX550 vs AMD Radeon 780M

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce MX550, vs AMD Radeon 780M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce MX550 and AMD Radeon 780M
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
22
11
10
n/a
51
26
22
12
The Witcher 3
18
15
11
n/a
29
25
13
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
38
23
15
n/a
46
27
19
n/a
Far Cry 6
29
25
16
n/a
39
31
19
10
Hogwarts Legacy
17
10
n/a
n/a
20
15
11
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
28
24
15
11
35
29
20
12
Ghost of Tsushima
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
16
10
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
19
11
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
22
18
13
n/a
35
31
18
9
Avg FPS
1080p High2233
1080p Ultra1524
1440p Ultra1116
4K Ultra--
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce MX550
1449
AMD Radeon 780M
2675
Time Spy23802781
Solar Bayn/a11162
Port Royaln/a1580
Fire Strike59257824
Night Raid2789033611
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce MX550
38596
AMD Radeon 780M
32713
Background Blur70.9 frames/s86.4 frames/s
Face Detection37 frames/s35.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.28 Gpix/sec1.03 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.7 Gpix/sec1.36 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.9 Gpix/sec1.41 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.55 Gpix/sec0.41 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching180.5 Gpix/sec132.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5147.2 fps4470.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce MX550
4512
AMD Radeon 780M
7001
G2D Mark396878
DirectX 1134 fps67 fps
DirectX 1228 fps31 fps
GPU Compute2203 Ops/s3719 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce MX550
32.5 fps
AMD Radeon 780M
34.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)175.5 fps183.4 fps
Car Chase171.1 fps202.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)149.1 fps161.6 fps
T-Rex733.5 fps699.9 fps
ALU 21025.9 fps849.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2235.3 fps268.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1097.11373.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia AMD
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced January, 1, 2022 January, 4, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Universal
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing RDNA 3.0
Codename TU117 Phoenix

GPU

GPU Frequency 1065 MHz 800 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 2700-2800 MHz
Shader Units 1024 768
TMUs 32 48
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 8 12
Ray Tracing Cores No 12
Tensor Cores No n/a
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 21 Gpix/sec 86-90 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 42 GTex/s 130-134 GTex/s
FLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS 4.1-4.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 25 W 15 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 178 mm²
Transistor count 4.7 billion 25.4 billion
Transistor density 23.5 MTr/mm² 142.7 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz n/a
Bus 64 bit n/a
ECC support No n/a
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 2 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce MX550
96 GB/s
AMD Radeon 780M
n/a

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4 2.1
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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