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AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)

AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)

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The AMD Radeon RX 550X is mobile mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Polaris architecture. It features 640 shaders (10 CUs) or 512 shaders (8 CUs) with different clock speeds. The clock rate in the Lenovo Thinkpad E590 is 1176 MHz although AMD states up to 1287 MHz in the specifications (including the desktop version).

The performance should be similar to a Nvidia Geforce MX250 and therefore suited only for entry level gaming (e.g. less demanding games like Dota 2 or World of Tanks).

According to our information, the RX 550X is currently sold with 4 GB GDDR5 memory for around 30 - 40 dollars to laptop manufacturers.

AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)

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The AMD Radeon RX 570X for laptops (RX 570XM) is a mid-range Polaris 20 based gaming graphics card for laptops. It is a rebrand of the Radeon RX 570 and should offer similar performance levels. AMD was selling the card with 8 GB GDDR5 (256 Bit) to laptop OEMs for around 100 dollar. The TDP is configurable between 65 and 110 Watt with different performance levels.

More information on the Polaris architecture and its features can be found here.

AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)

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The AMD Radeon RX 580X is a fast mid-range graphics card for laptops. It is based on the Polaris 20 chip and basically a rebrand of the mobile RX 580. Compared to the Polaris 10 in the similar RX 480, the Polaris 20 is manufacted in an improved 14nm process (LPP+) for higher clock speeds and some power efficiency improvements in idle. The performance in laptops depends on the used clock speeds and should be similar to the desktop RX 470 (see for gaming benchmarks) or even RX 480.

More information on the Polaris architecture and its features can be found here.

AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)
Radeon RX 500X Series
Radeon RX 580X (Laptop) 2304 @ 1.34 GHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) 2048 @ 1.17 GHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) 640 @ 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 580X (Laptop) 2304 @ 1.34 GHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) 2048 @ 1.17 GHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) 640 @ 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 580X (Laptop) 2304 @ 1.34 GHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) 2048 @ 1.17 GHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) 640 @ 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
CodenamePolaris 12Polaris Polaris
ArchitecturePolarisPolarisPolaris
Pipelines640 - unified2048 - unified2304 - unified
Core Speed1176 MHz1168 (Boost) MHz1340 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed7000 MHz7000 MHz8000 effective = 2000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB8 GB8 GB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL VulkanDirectX 12, OpenGL VulkanDirectX 12_0, OpenCL 2.1
Power Consumption50 Watt65-110 Watt65-110 Watt
technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSyncDisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0b, AMD FreeSync
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement10.01.2019 10.01.2019 10.01.2019
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com
Transistors5.7 Billion
TMUs144
ROPs32

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
1.7 pt (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 1162     avg: 1165     median: 1164.5 (3%)     max: 1167 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 1049     avg: 1050     median: 1050 (3%)     max: 1051 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 147087     avg: 184578     median: 184578 (21%)     max: 222068 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
45271 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 10371     avg: 11530     median: 11529.5 (12%)     max: 12688 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 19931     avg: 20039     median: 20039 (5%)     max: 20147 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 3232     avg: 3245     median: 3245 (6%)     max: 3258 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 3678     avg: 3688     median: 3688 (4%)     max: 3698 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
54789 Points (7%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 5440     avg: 5503     median: 5502.5 (8%)     max: 5565 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 5332     avg: 5345     median: 5344.5 (5%)     max: 5357 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 14409     avg: 14520     median: 14519.5 (4%)     max: 14630 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 13104     avg: 13209     median: 13209 (7%)     max: 13314 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
26820 Points (29%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
3DMark 06
min: 21405     avg: 21444     median: 21444 (28%)     max: 21483 Points
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
12.4 fps (4%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
35 fps (12%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
26.7 fps (12%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
51.3 fps (10%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
9698 Points (7%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 79.1     avg: 79.6     median: 79.6 (5%)     max: 80 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
33.4 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
87.6 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
63.2 fps (7%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
75.6 fps (2%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
84.3 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
269 fps (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
454 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
805 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 944     avg: 1823     median: 1822.5 (2%)     max: 2701 Points
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
49 Watt (11%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.3 fps per Watt (26%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
min: 33.9     avg: 34.1     median: 34.1 (54%)     max: 34.2 dB(A)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) → 0% n=

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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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.

F1 2018

F1 2018

2018
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
52  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
26  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
20  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
14  fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
47  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
21  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
18  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
15  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
11 42 ~ 27 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
9.6 32.4 ~ 21 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
9.2 28.8 ~ 19 fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
46.9  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
20.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
13.6  fps
For Honor

For Honor

2017
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
75.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
26.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
25.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
16.3  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
69.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
52.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
23.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
65.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
39.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
20.2  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
74.8 98 ~ 86 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
69.6 87 ~ 78 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
52.1 53.5 ~ 53 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
49.1 49.6 ~ 49 fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
62.3 62.7 ~ 63 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
39 39.4 ~ 39 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
20 20.2 ~ 20 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
6 12.5 12.6 ~ 10 fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
165.7 171.5 ~ 169 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
99.3 101.5 ~ 100 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
79.2 83.8 ~ 82 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
28 29.1 ~ 29 fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
178.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
86.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
69.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop):
36.8  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 201852262014
Far Cry 547211815
X-Plane 11.11272119
Ghost Recon Wildlands46.920.513.6
For Honor75.726.525.316.3
Battlefield 169.152.223.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider65.739.820.2
Dota 2 Reborn86785349
The Witcher 363392010
BioShock Infinite1691008229
Tomb Raider178.486.969.436.8
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