AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon RX 570X for laptops (RX 570XM) is a mid-range Polaris 20 based gaming graphics card for laptops. It is a rebrand of the Radeon RX 570 and should offer similar performance levels. AMD was selling the card with 8 GB GDDR5 (256 Bit) to laptop OEMs for around 100 dollar. The TDP is configurable between 65 and 110 Watt with different performance levels.
More information on the Polaris architecture and its features can be found here.
AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
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The AMD Radeon RX 550X is mobile mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Polaris architecture. It features 640 shaders (10 CUs) or 512 shaders (8 CUs) with different clock speeds. The clock rate in the Lenovo Thinkpad E590 is 1176 MHz although AMD states up to 1287 MHz in the specifications (including the desktop version).
The performance should be similar to a Nvidia Geforce MX250 and therefore suited only for entry level gaming (e.g. less demanding games like Dota 2 or World of Tanks).
According to our information, the RX 550X is currently sold with 4 GB GDDR5 memory for around 30 - 40 dollars to laptop manufacturers.
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) | AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Codename | Polaris | Polaris 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Polaris | Polaris | ||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 2048 - unified | 640 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1168 (Boost) MHz | 1176 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 7000 MHz | 7000 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 | 65-110 Watt | 50 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||
Transistors | 5.7 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10.01.2019 | 10.01.2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) → 0% n=0

* 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.

F1 2018
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
For Honor
2017
Battlefield 1
2016
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) | AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) | |||||||||||||
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low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
F1 2018 | 52 | 26 | 20 | 14 | ||||||||||
Far Cry 5 | 47 | 21 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||
X-Plane 11.11 | 27 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||||
Ghost Recon Wildlands | 46.9 | 20.5 | 13.6 | |||||||||||
For Honor | 75.7 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 16.3 | ||||||||||
Battlefield 1 | 69.1 | 52.2 | 23.8 | |||||||||||
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 65.7 | 39.8 | 20.2 | |||||||||||
Dota 2 Reborn | 86 | 78 | 53 | 49 | ||||||||||
The Witcher 3 | 63 | 39 | 20 | 10 | ||||||||||
BioShock Infinite | 169 | 100 | 82 | 29 | ||||||||||
Tomb Raider | 178.4 | 86.9 | 69.4 | 36.8 | ||||||||||
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) | AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) | |||||||||||||
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 3 5 2 | 5 3 3 | 8 1 2 | 5 2 | | |
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