AMD Radeon RX 570 (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Laptop)
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon RX 570 for laptops (RX 570M) is a mid-range Polaris 10 gaming graphics card for laptops. It was first shown at CES 2017 in the Samsung Odyssey gaming notebook as an alternative to the GeForce GTX 1070. According to preliminary specifications from Samsung, the supposed RX 570M will ship in 4 GB and 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM variants. The RX 570M is expected to be a rebrand of the old RX 470 for laptops with the possibility of small bumps to the clock speed and/or shader count. As a result, gaming performance should be similar or slower to its desktop version. The Nvidia equivalent will likely be the GeForce GTX 1060 or GeForce 1050 Ti based on performance predictions.
More information on the Polaris architecture and its features can be found here.
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
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The AMD Radeon RX 550 is mobile mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Polaris 12 chip . It is manufactured in an improved 14 nm FinFET process at Globalfoundries or Samsung. The Polaris 12 chip (codename Lexa) is a smaller chip than the Polaris 11 and 21 and uses the improved 14nm process that allows higher clock rates than the first generation (Radeon RX 400 series). It features 640 shaders (10 CUs) and (at least in the Pavilion 15t) all cores are activated in the mobile version (where 512 are activated in the desktop RX 550).
According to the specified peak performance, the chip should be similar fast as a Radeon Pro 455 in the MacBook Pro 2016. In our tests it reaches the Radeon Pro 455 and bests the Nvidia GeForce MX150, but stays behind the GeForce GTX 1050.
The features of the Radeon RX 550 are identical to the faster RX 460 and all other Polaris chips. See more details on the Polaris architecture here.
The power envelope of the faster Radeon Pro 460 is rated at 35 Watt according to the AMD blog post. In our tests with The Witcher 3, the GPU needed in the Pavilion 15t 80 Watt and positiones itself between the much more power efficient MX150 and the GTX 1050.
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| Codename | Polaris 10 Pro | Polaris 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Polaris | Polaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 2048 - unified | 640 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 926 - 1206 (Boost) MHz | 1287 - 1476 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 7000 MHz | 6000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan | DirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 120 Watt | 50 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 14 nm | 14 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0b, AMD FreeSync | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | large | large | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 05.01.2017 | 21.03.2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Counter-Strike 2
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
F1 23
2023
Diablo 4
2023
Dead Island 2
2023
The Last of Us
2023
Company of Heroes 3
2023
Sons of the Forest
2023
Atomic Heart
2023
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
Dead Space Remake
2023
The Witcher 3 v4.00
2023
High On Life
2023
The Quarry
2022
Ghostwire Tokyo
2022
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
2022
Elex 2
2022
GRID Legends
2022
Elden Ring
2022
Dying Light 2
2022
God of War
2022
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Riders Republic
2021
Back 4 Blood
2021
Alan Wake Remastered
2021
F1 2021
2021
Outriders
2021
Hitman 3
2021
Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020
Dirt 5
2020
Watch Dogs Legion
2020
Crysis Remastered
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
Death Stranding
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Control
2019
The Division 2
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Strange Brigade
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Civilization 6
2016
Doom
2016
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015
Thief
2014
Company of Heroes 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
