Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7790 outperforms GeForce GT 550M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7790 is 807 days newer than GeForce GT 550M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 35 vs 85 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Performs up to 42% better in Control than GeForce GT 550M - 27 vs 19 FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 550M
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 22nd, 2013 |
| GeForce 500M | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $149 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 740 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
