AMD Radeon RX 550 vs Intel HD Graphics 530

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and Intel HD Graphics 530 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 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 3.1x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 25.2 GTexel / s
  • 21.3x more pipelines: 512 vs 24
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 995
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 254
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 4397
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 30.747
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 330.464
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 1.804
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 19.781
  • 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 30.177
  • 4.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 1045
  • 4.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 1045
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 1 September 2015
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 25.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 995
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 254
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 4397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 30.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 330.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 1.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 19.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 30.177
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 1045

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 530

  • 336x better floating-point performance: 403.2 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2393 vs 940
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 2158
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2393 vs 940
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 2158
  • 3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 384 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2393 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2393 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 384 vs 127

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 530

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
995
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
254
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
4397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
30.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
330.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
1.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
19.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
30.177
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
2393
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
2393
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
384
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 Intel HD Graphics 530
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 995
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 254
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 4397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 30.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 330.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 1.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 19.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 30.177
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 2393
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 2393
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 384

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 Intel HD Graphics 530

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Generation 9.0
Code name Lexa Skylake GT2
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 876 1248
Price now $75
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 403.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 512 24
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 25.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 189 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 3.0 x1
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4
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)