Radeon RX 6550S vs GeForce 6500
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV44 A2 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (18 years ago) | 5 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $343 | no data |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2170 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt (35 - 50 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 153.6 |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce 6500 and Radeon RX 6550S compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 532 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8.512 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 5 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 6 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6500 and Radeon RX 6550S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6500 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6550S is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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