AMD Radeon RX 550 vs Intel HD Graphics 630

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and Intel HD Graphics 630 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 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 37% higher texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 27.6 GTexel / s
  • 21.3x more pipelines: 512 vs 24
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 1114
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 268
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 4554
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 27.948
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 312.246
  • Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 1.795
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 20.404
  • 4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 32.567
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 1859
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 1859
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 30 August 2016
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 27.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 1114
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 268
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 4554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 27.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 312.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 1.795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 20.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 32.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 1859
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 1859

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 630

  • 368x better floating-point performance: 441.6 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
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1945 vs 940
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3344 vs 2158
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1945 vs 940
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3344 vs 2158
  • 3.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 388 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 441.6 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) 1945 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3344 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1945 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3344 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 388 vs 127

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 630

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
1114
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
268
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
4554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
27.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
312.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
1.795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
20.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
32.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1945
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1945
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3344
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
388
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 Intel HD Graphics 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 1114
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 268
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 4554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 27.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 312.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 1.795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 20.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 32.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 1859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 1945
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 1859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 1945
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3344
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 388

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 Intel HD Graphics 630

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Generation 9.5
Code name Lexa Kaby Lake GT2
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 30 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 876 1216
Price now $75
Type Desktop Desktop
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 441.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 512 24
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 27.6 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)