AMD Radeon RX 550 vs Intel HD Graphics 4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and Intel HD Graphics 4600 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2.8x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 7.6x more texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 25.6x more pipelines: 512 vs 20
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 630
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 314
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 3210
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 8.844
  • 6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 171.17
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 1.115
  • 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 10.385
  • 11.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 12.361
  • 4.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 988
  • 4.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 988
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 3 June 2013
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 988

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

  • Around 6% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 1183 MHz
  • 41.7x better floating-point performance: 50 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1702 vs 940
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2808 vs 2158
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1702 vs 940
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2808 vs 2158
  • Around 53% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 194 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz vs 1183 MHz
Floating-point performance 50 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2808 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2808 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194 vs 127

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
630
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
314
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
194
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 Intel HD Graphics 4600
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 194

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 Intel HD Graphics 4600

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Generation 7.5
Code name Lexa Haswell GT2
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 3 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 876 1359
Price now $75
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 512 20
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 392 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.3
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 1

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)
Quick Sync