AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
20Rasterization20.2
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based22.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based88.9
20Compute20
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5506 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 550 scores 30.2 against 30.7 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 edges ahead in rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 550
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 33% lower TDP: 50 W vs 75 W
- 17% higher bandwidth: 112 GB/s vs 96 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $79 vs $149
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
- 100% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- 84% higher PassMark G3D: 4,972 vs 2,702
- 76% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 2,101 vs 1,196
- 51% higher Boost clock: 1,785 MHz vs 1,183 MHz
- 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 550 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Polaris | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 50 W+33% | 75 W |
| Power connector | None | 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 550 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 512 | 512 |
| Base clock | — | 1,740 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,183 MHz | 1,785 MHz+51% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 550 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 4 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit+100% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s+17% | 96 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 550 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,196Bottom 2% | 2,101+76%Bottom 5% |
| PassMark G3D | 2,702Bottom 2% | 4,972+84%Bottom 5% |
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