NVIDIA GeForce MX250 vs AMD Radeon RX 550

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX250 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.

NVIDIA GeForce MX250

AMD Radeon RX 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX250

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.992 vs 33.507
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 141.816 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): 3357 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): 3357 vs 2158
7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 888 vs 127

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2019 vs 18 April 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.992 vs 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	141.816 vs 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	888 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
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6008 MHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2717 vs 2399
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 478 vs 240
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11659 vs 9257
Around 94% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 535.24
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 2.64
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 44.7
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 4027
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 4027

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 937 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz vs 1038 MHz
Pipelines	512 vs 384
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 6008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2717 vs 2399
PassMark - G2D Mark	478 vs 240
Geekbench - OpenCL	11659 vs 9257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1037.305 vs 535.24
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.064 vs 2.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	52.533 vs 44.7
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485 vs 4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485 vs 4027

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX250
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 550

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2399

2717

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

240

478

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9257

11659

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

46.992

33.507

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

535.24

1037.305

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.64

3.064

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.7

52.533

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

141.816

140.911

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4027

4485

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

940

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

2158

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4027

4485

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

940

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

2158

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

888

127

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX250	AMD Radeon RX 550
PassMark - G3D Mark	2399	2717
PassMark - G2D Mark	240	478
Geekbench - OpenCL	9257	11659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.992	33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	535.24	1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.64	3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.7	52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	141.816	140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4027	4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710	940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4027	4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710	940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	888	127

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX250	AMD Radeon RX 550
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 4.0
Code name	GP108B	Lexa
Launch date	21 February 2019	18 April 2017
Place in performance rating	886	889
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
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	384	512
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	2,200 million
Floating-point performance		1.2 TFLOPs
Texture fill rate		37.86 GTexel / s
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
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)		400 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan
Memory
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		112 GB/s
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)