AMD Radeon RX M550 vs AMD Radeon RX M540X

AMD Radeon RX M550
AMD Radeon RX M540X
640 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1287MHz
512 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1219MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.65 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
1.25 TFLOPS
FP16
FP32
1.65 TFLOPS
FP32
1.25 TFLOPS
FP16
1.65 TFLOPS
FP16
1.25 TFLOPS
Form Factor
Soldered
Form Factor
Soldered
TDP
50W
TDP
50W

Peak AI Performance

  • 32% faster vs Radeon RX M540X
  • 24% slower vs Radeon RX M550
Radeon RX M550 - 1.65 TFLOPS FP16
x1.32
Radeon RX M540X - 1.25 TFLOPS FP16
x1

FP32

  • 32% faster vs Radeon RX M540X
  • 24% slower vs Radeon RX M550
Radeon RX M550 - 1.65 TFLOPS FP32
x1.32
Radeon RX M540X - 1.25 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP16

  • 32% faster vs Radeon RX M540X
  • 24% slower vs Radeon RX M550
Radeon RX M550 - 1.65 TFLOPS FP16
x1.32
Radeon RX M540X - 1.25 TFLOPS FP16
x1
  • Same Performance vs Radeon RX M540X
  • Same Performance vs Radeon RX M550
Radeon RX M550 - 96GB/s
x1
Radeon RX M540X - 96GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs Radeon RX M540X
  • Same TDP vs Radeon RX M550
Radeon RX M550 - 50W
x1
Radeon RX M540X - 50W
x1
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 4
Architecture
GCN 4
Family
Radeon RX 500
Family
Radeon RX 500
Codename
Lexa
Polaris 23
Variant
Polaris 23 XLM
Codename
Lexa
Polaris 23
Variant
Polaris 23 XLM
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
7/2/2017
Release Date
4/11/2018
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Fabrication Node
14LPP
Fabrication Node
14LPP
Die Size
103 mm²
Die Size
103 mm²
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
Transistor Density
21.36M/mm²
Transistor Density
21.36M/mm²
Form
Soldered
Form
Soldered
Shading Units
640 Shaders
Shading Units
512 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
40 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
32 TMUs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Compute Units
10 CUs
Compute Units
8 CUs
1100MHz Base
1287MHz
1124MHz Base
1219MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.65 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
1.25 TFLOPS
FP16
FP16
1.65 TFLOPS
FP16
1.25 TFLOPS
FP32
1.65 TFLOPS
FP32
1.25 TFLOPS
FP64
100 GFLOPS
FP64
80 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
20.592 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
19.504 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
51.48 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
39.008 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
2GB
GDDR5
2GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
96GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
96GB/s
TDP
50W
TDP
50W
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
VCE 3.4
Model
VCE 3.4
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Model
UVD 6.3
Model
UVD 6.3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.7
GFX
8
Shader Model
6.7
GFX
8
Not a Card
Not a Card
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
8
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
8
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