AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
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The AMD Radeon RX 550 is mobile mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Polaris 12 chip . It is manufactured in an improved 14 nm FinFET process at Globalfoundries or Samsung. The Polaris 12 chip (codename Lexa) is a smaller chip than the Polaris 11 and 21 and uses the improved 14nm process that allows higher clock rates than the first generation (Radeon RX 400 series). It features 640 shaders (10 CUs) and (at least in the Pavilion 15t) all cores are activated in the mobile version (where 512 are activated in the desktop RX 550).
According to the specified peak performance, the chip should be similar fast as a Radeon Pro 455 in the MacBook Pro 2016. In our tests it reaches the Radeon Pro 455 and bests the Nvidia GeForce MX150, but stays behind the GeForce GTX 1050.
The features of the Radeon RX 550 are identical to the faster RX 460 and all other Polaris chips. See more details on the Polaris architecture here.
The power envelope of the faster Radeon Pro 460 is rated at 35 Watt according to the AMD blog post. In our tests with The Witcher 3, the GPU needed in the Pavilion 15t 80 Watt and positiones itself between the much more power efficient MX150 and the GTX 1050.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 is a mid-range desktop graphics card. It is based on the GA106 Ampere chip and offers 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a 128 Bit memory bus. It offers 2,560 cores and supports PCIe 4.0.
The performance is similar to the older GeForce RTX 2060 and therefore best suited for 1080p gaming of modern and demanding games in high settings.
The GA106 chip offers 3,840 FP32 ALUs of which half can also execute INT32 instructions (i.e. 1,920 INT32 ALUs). With Turing all shaders could still execute FP32 or INT32 instructions. The raytracing and tensor cores on the chip were also improved according to Nvidia. The Ampere chips also include an improved 5th generation video encoder (NVENC for H.264 and H.265) and a 7th generation decoder (for various formats now including AV1).
The GA106 chip is manufactured by Samsung in 8nm (8N), which is not quite able to keep up with the 7nm node at TSMC (e.g. used by AMD and also for the professional GA100 Ampere chip). The TDP of the RTX 3050 is specified at 130 Watt and therefore better than the previous RTX 2060 (160 Watt).
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Codename | Polaris 12 | Ampere GA106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Polaris | Ampere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 640 - unified | 2560 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1287 - 1476 (Boost) MHz | 1552 - 1777 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 6000 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.6, OpenGL 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 50 Watt | 130 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 14 nm | 8 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 21.03.2017 | 04.01.2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistors | 12 Billion |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) → 100% n=15
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 → 442% n=15

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Counter-Strike 2
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
F1 23
2023
Diablo 4
2023
Dead Island 2
2023
The Last of Us
2023
Company of Heroes 3
2023
Sons of the Forest
2023
Atomic Heart
2023
Returnal
2023
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
Dead Space Remake
2023
The Witcher 3 v4
2023
High On Life
2023
FIFA 23
2022
The Quarry
2022
F1 22
2022
Ghostwire Tokyo
2022
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
2022
Elex 2
2022
GRID Legends
2022
Elden Ring
2022
Dying Light 2
2022
God of War
2022
Halo Infinite
2021
Farming Simulator 22
2021
Battlefield 2042
2021
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Riders Republic
2021
Back 4 Blood
2021
Far Cry 6
2021
Alan Wake Remastered
2021
New World
2021
F1 2021
2021
Outriders
2021
Hitman 3
2021
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020
Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020
Dirt 5
2020
Watch Dogs Legion
2020
Crysis Remastered
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
Death Stranding
2020
F1 2020
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Civilization 6
2016
Doom
2016
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015
Thief
2014
Company of Heroes 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 → 836%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 856%
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | |||||||||||||
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low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
Counter-Strike 2 | 38 | 14.4 | 6.77 | |||||||||||
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 10.6 | 6.84 | 3.57 | 3.13 | ||||||||||
Baldur's Gate 3 | 13.9 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||
F1 23 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
Diablo 4 | 21.6 | 19.5 | 17.4 | |||||||||||
Star Wars Jedi Survivor | 6.45 | |||||||||||||
Dead Island 2 | 20.9 | 17.5 | ||||||||||||
The Last of Us | 3.22 | |||||||||||||
Resident Evil 4 Remake | 14.3 | |||||||||||||
Company of Heroes 3 | 11.9 | 146.5 | 124.5 | 90.2 | 89.9 | 64.9 | 36.7 | |||||||
Sons of the Forest | 12.1 | 8.73 | 60.2 | 56.2 | 65 | 39.8 | 23.7 | |||||||
Atomic Heart | 18.4 | 10.2 | 6.87 | 127.3 | 98.6 | 56.9 | 44.7 | 33.9 | 19.6 | |||||
Hogwarts Legacy | 13.3 | 6.99 | 86.8 | 67.2 | 53 | 42.2 | 29.2 | 15.2 | ||||||
Dead Space Remake | 3.69 | 59.6 | 57 | 50.1 | 48.5 | 32 | 16.1 | |||||||
The Witcher 3 v4 | 20.6 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 145.8 | 128.2 | 88.7 | 70.7 | 50.4 | 28.2 | |||||
High On Life | 12.6 | 8.67 | 176.7 | 108.8 | 80.7 | 64.2 | 38.2 | 15.5 | ||||||
The Callisto Protocol | 19.4 | 6.4 | 108.2 | 72.5 | 69 | 44.1 | 32.4 | 18.7 | ||||||
Need for Speed Unbound | 11 | 149 | 104.1 | 83.5 | 70.7 | 48.4 | 24.6 | |||||||
Spider-Man Miles Morales | 8.01 | 96.9 | 85 | 79.7 | 70.5 | 51.5 | 28.3 | |||||||
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 | 16 | 14 | 94 | 96 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 27 | ||||||
A Plague Tale Requiem | 12.6 | 76.6 | 57.8 | 42.1 | 31.9 | 22 | 12.3 | |||||||
The Quarry | 16.8 | 12.3 | 105.7 | 76.9 | 62.5 | 49 | 33.4 | 10.3 | ||||||
Ghostwire Tokyo | 24.3 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 115.9 | 109.2 | 108.2 | 106.2 | 65.3 | 30.3 | ||||
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 17.4 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 142.6 | 112.5 | 73.6 | 56.3 | 39 | 20.5 | |||||
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | 9.8 | 105.8 | 82.7 | 61.1 | 60.5 | 29.8 | 12.2 | |||||||
Elex 2 | 12.6 | 5.46 | ||||||||||||
GRID Legends | 24.6 | 18.9 | 15.8 | 188.5 | 144.2 | 116.6 | 85.7 | 67.3 | 42 | |||||
Elden Ring | 14.5 | 11.5 | 9.32 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 51.6 | 31.1 | |||||
Dying Light 2 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 64 | 54.3 | 48.3 | 32.6 | 16.5 | |||||||
God of War | 13.5 | 4.75 | 95 | 79 | 62 | 41 | 35 | 23 | ||||||
Forza Horizon 5 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 200 | 108 | 94 | 54 | 45 | 31 | |||||
Riders Republic | 27 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 167 | 97 | 77 | 69 | 49 | 25 | ||||
Back 4 Blood | 66.1 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 158 | 135 | 125 | 82.9 | 41.5 | |||||
Far Cry 6 | 3.44 | 168 | 101 | 85 | 74 | 52 | 7 | |||||||
Alan Wake Remastered | 8.3 | 135 | 131 | 117 | 69.3 | |||||||||
Deathloop | 8.99 | |||||||||||||
F1 2021 | 57.1 | 18.8 | 14.5 | 9.49 | 431 | 216 | 169 | 82 | 59 | 32 | ||||
Monster Hunter Stories 2 | 53.4 | 35.3 | 31.6 | |||||||||||
Days Gone | 20.7 | |||||||||||||
Outriders | 42.4 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 9.48 | ||||||||||
Hitman 3 | 31.3 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 9.5 | ||||||||||
Yakuza Like a Dragon | 38 | 12.1 | 11.7 | |||||||||||
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla | 17 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 75 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 24 | |||||
Dirt 5 | 25.6 | 8.1 | 214 | 103 | 82 | 61 | 49 | 31 | ||||||
Watch Dogs Legion | 20.3 | 9.51 | 7.87 | 3.68 | 124 | 85 | 73 | 71 | 33 | 19 | ||||
Crysis Remastered | 52.6 | 23.3 | 3.58 | 268 | 146 | 63.2 | 58.9 | 42.2 | 23.7 | |||||
Flight Simulator 2020 | 25.5 | 9.12 | ||||||||||||
Horizon Zero Dawn | 15 | 9 | 162 | 96 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 28 | ||||||
Death Stranding | 22.2 | 11 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 167.8 | 108.5 | 101.6 | 98.3 | 68.2 | 37.2 | ||||
Gears Tactics | 76.5 | 27.3 | 19.1 | 11.6 | ||||||||||
Doom Eternal | 14.2 | |||||||||||||
Control | 37.8 | 10.2 | 6.92 | 231 | 81 | 60 | 38 | 19 | ||||||
The Division 2 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||
Metro Exodus | 8.1 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 164 | 80 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 23 | |||||
Strange Brigade | 71.6 | 28.1 | 23.8 | 16.1 | 352 | 156 | 123 | 106 | 78 | 45 | ||||
Far Cry 5 | 43 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 202 | 118 | 107 | 99 | 68 | 35 | ||||
X-Plane 11.11 | 44.4 | 30.9 | 28.7 | 189 | 165 | 130 | 103 | |||||||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 30.5 | 14.8 | 5.23 | 171 | 91 | 67 | 49 | 28 | ||||||
Civilization 6 | 59.8 | 48.74 | 24.04 | |||||||||||
Doom | 56 | 37 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||
Ashes of the Singularity | 41.9 | 25.4 | 22 | |||||||||||
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 68 | 45 | 23 | 21 | 215 | 138 | 84.7 | 35 | ||||||
Dota 2 Reborn | 98.4 | 78.4 | 45.3 | 42.9 | 256 | 223 | 200 | 181 | 94 | |||||
Batman: Arkham Knight | 82 | 71 | 39 | 27 | ||||||||||
The Witcher 3 | 53.8 | 34.04 | 17.34 | 24 | 363 | 282 | 168 | 65 | 44 | |||||
GTA V | 106 | 62.1 | 23.8 | 12.9 | 188 | 187 | 174 | 81 | 57 | 57 | ||||
Thief | 65.2 | 58.3 | 55.1 | 29 | ||||||||||
Company of Heroes 2 | 49 | 44.85 | 29.85 | 16.97 | ||||||||||
Metro: Last Light | 90 | 85.4 | 59.5 | 28.4 | ||||||||||
BioShock Infinite | 166 | 104 | 71 | 37 | ||||||||||
Tomb Raider | 289.8 | 149.5 | 114.9 | 51.2 | ||||||||||
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low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 42 17 9 2 | 42 9 5 1 | 36 5 2 | 23 3 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 12 26 | 3 26 13 | 7 27 8 | 12 22 2 | 3 27 8 | 25 14 3 |
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