Radeon RX 6550S vs A2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GA107 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1440 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1770 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 70.80 | 153.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.531 TFLOPS | 4.915 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 40 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 10 | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 1.3 MB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1563 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 200.1 GB/s | 128.0 GB/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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2021 | 4 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 50 Watt |
A2 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 6550S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A2 and Radeon RX 6550S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A2 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6550S is a notebook one.
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