AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon R9 M375X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M375X 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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.

AMD Radeon RX 550

AMD Radeon R9 M375X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
Around 17% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1015 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6.2x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2729 vs 1808
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 484 vs 343
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11659 vs 8103
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 3548
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 3548

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz vs 1015 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2729 vs 1808
PassMark - G2D Mark	484 vs 343
Geekbench - OpenCL	11659 vs 8103
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485 vs 3548
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485 vs 3548

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M375X

Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 40.6 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 640 vs 512
1082.5x better floating-point performance: 1,299 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1333 vs 940
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2185 vs 2158
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1333 vs 940
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2185 vs 2158

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	40.6 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,299 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1333 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2185 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1333 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2185 vs 2158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M375X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2729

1808

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

484

343

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11659

8103

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4485

3548

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

940

1333

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2158

2185

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4485

3548

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

940

1333

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2158

2185

Name	AMD Radeon RX 550	AMD Radeon R9 M375X
PassMark - G3D Mark	2729	1808
PassMark - G2D Mark	484	343
Geekbench - OpenCL	11659	8103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485	3548
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	940	1333
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2158	2185
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485	3548
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	940	1333
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2158	2185
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1199

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 550	AMD Radeon R9 M375X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Lexa	Tropo
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$79
Place in performance rating	874	876
Price now	$75
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	59.51
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	1015 MHz
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	1.2 TFLOPs	1,299 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	640
Texture fill rate	37.86 GTexel / s	40.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt
Transistor count	2,200 million	1,500 million
Compute units		10
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL	2.0	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Mantle
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	72 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
DualGraphics
HD3D
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore