Intel UHD Graphics 630 vs AMD Radeon RX 550

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 630 and AMD Radeon RX 550 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 Intel UHD Graphics 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1183 MHz
  • 384x better floating-point performance: 460.8 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1596 vs 940
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3309 vs 2158
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1596 vs 940
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3309 vs 2158
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 18 April 2017
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1183 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3309 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3309 vs 2158

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

  • 3.1x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 31% higher texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 28.8 GTexel / s
  • 21.3x more pipelines: 512 vs 24
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 1237
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 299
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 4657
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 27.517
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 354.254
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 1.807
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 20.323
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 29.327
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 1870
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 1870
  • Around 87% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 127 vs 68
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 28.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 1237
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 299
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 27.517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 354.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 1.807
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 1870
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 vs 68

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
2690
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
299
476
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4657
11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.517
33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
354.254
1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.807
3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.323
52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.327
140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
68
127
Name Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon RX 550
PassMark - G3D Mark 1237 2690
PassMark - G2D Mark 299 476
Geekbench - OpenCL 4657 11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.517 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 354.254 1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.807 3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.323 52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.327 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1870 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3309 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1870 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3309 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 68 127

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon RX 550

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 GCN 4.0
Code name Coffee Lake GT2 Lexa
Launch date 1 September 2017 18 April 2017
Place in performance rating 1234 876
Type Desktop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Price now $75
Value for money (0-100) 59.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1100 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops 1.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 24 512
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s 37.86 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 2,200 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan

Memory

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

Technologies

Quick Sync
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)