RTX PRO 6000 vs Radeon HD 8550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8550M with RTX PRO 6000, including specs and performance data.
HD 8550M outperforms RTX PRO 6000 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1067 | 1131 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.15 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Sun | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 July 2014 (12 years ago) | 2025 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 1,810 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 115.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 176 |
| TMUs | 20 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 23.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 128 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Palworld | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Palworld | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
+29.2%
|
24−27
−29.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Palworld | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Palworld | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Palworld | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 1.14 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
HD 8550M has a 18% higher aggregate performance score.
RTX PRO 6000, on the other hand, has a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8550M is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX PRO 6000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 is a workstation one.
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