AMD Radeon E9550 MXM vs AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E9550 MXM and AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E9550 MXM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 21% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 926 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1266 MHz vs 1206 MHz
  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 137.5 GTexel / s
  • Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
  • 1190.6x better floating-point performance: 5,834 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
  • Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36624 vs 33724
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 112.64 vs 111.543
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3597 vs 2443
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3208 vs 1674
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3597 vs 2443
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3208 vs 1674
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 September 2016 vs 4 August 2016
Core clock speed 1120 MHz vs 926 MHz
Boost clock speed 1266 MHz vs 1206 MHz
Texture fill rate 182.3 GTexel / s vs 137.5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 2048
Floating-point performance 5,834 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 36624 vs 33724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 112.64 vs 111.543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3597 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3208 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3597 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3208 vs 1674

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

  • Around 32% higher memory clock speed: 6600 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1817.005 vs 1474.586
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 96.618
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 511.362 vs 507.291
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9983 vs 6622
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9983 vs 6622
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 vs 1474.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 vs 9.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 vs 96.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 vs 507.291
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 vs 6622
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 vs 6622

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E9550 MXM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36624
33724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
112.64
111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1474.586
1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.473
9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
96.618
99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
507.291
511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6622
9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3597
2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3208
1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6622
9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3597
2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3208
1674
Name AMD Radeon E9550 MXM AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
Geekbench - OpenCL 36624 33724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 112.64 111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.586 1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.473 9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 96.618 99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 507.291 511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6622 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3597 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3208 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6622 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3597 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3208 1674
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 835

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon E9550 MXM AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Ellesmere Ellesmere
Launch date 27 September 2016 4 August 2016
Place in performance rating 503 504
Type Desktop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $549.99
Price now $109.99
Value for money (0-100) 91.95

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1266 MHz 1206 MHz
Core clock speed 1120 MHz 926 MHz
Floating-point performance 5,834 gflops 4.9 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 2304 2048
Texture fill rate 182.3 GTexel / s 137.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,700 million
Compute units 32
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Stream Processors 2048

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Bridgeless CrossFire
Laptop size large
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB / s 211 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore