NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs AMD Radeon RX 550

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 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 NVIDIA GeForce MX150

  • Around 24% higher texture fill rate: 46.98 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
  • 939.2x better floating-point performance: 1,127 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 45.905 vs 33.507
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 140.911
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 2158
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 2158
  • 7.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 999 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 vs 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 vs 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 999 vs 127

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

  • Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 937 MHz
  • Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1038 MHz
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5012 MHz
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 2259
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 213
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 9584
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 495.238
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 2.365
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 38.965
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 4330
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 4330
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 937 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 1038 MHz
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 5012 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 2259
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 213
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 9584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 495.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 38.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 4330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 4330

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 550

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2259
2690
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
213
476
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9584
11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.905
33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
495.238
1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.365
3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.965
52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.794
140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
999
127
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX150 AMD Radeon RX 550
PassMark - G3D Mark 2259 2690
PassMark - G2D Mark 213 476
Geekbench - OpenCL 9584 11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 999 127

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 AMD Radeon RX 550

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP108 Lexa
Launch date 17 May 2017 18 April 2017
Place in performance rating 875 876
Type Laptop 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 1038 MHz 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 1100 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 1.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 384 512
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s 37.86 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 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 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB / s 112 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

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)