Radeon RX 6650M vs GeForce GT 555M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 555M and Radeon RX 6650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 555M
2011
3 GB DDR3\DDR5, 35 Watt
1.70

RX 6650M outperforms GT 555M by a whopping 2201% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking935111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.5623.92
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF106Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 October 2011 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores1441792
CUDA coresUp to 144no data
Core clock speedUp to 753 MHz2068 MHz
Boost clock speed753 MHz2416 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate12.60270.6
Floating-point processing power0.3024 TFLOPS8.659 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR3\DDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthUp to 192 bit/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1569 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 50.2 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 555M 1.70
RX 6650M 39.11
+2201%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 555M 654
RX 6650M 15084
+2206%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 555M 1146
RX 6650M 32846
+2766%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p19
−2005%
400−450
+2005%
Full HD26
−331%
112
+331%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3075%
127
+3075%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1086%
80−85
+1086%
Battlefield 5 0−1 120−130
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3720%
190−200
+3720%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−913%
160−170
+913%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2933%
90−95
+2933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1478%
140−150
+1478%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−276%
120−130
+276%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1086%
80−85
+1086%
Battlefield 5 0−1 120−130
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1875%
79
+1875%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3720%
190−200
+3720%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−913%
160−170
+913%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2933%
90−95
+2933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−2011%
190
+2011%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−567%
80−85
+567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−276%
120−130
+276%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1086%
80−85
+1086%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
64
+1500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3720%
190−200
+3720%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−913%
160−170
+913%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1756%
167
+1756%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−650%
90
+650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−82.4%
62
+82.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2933%
90−95
+2933%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3650%
75−80
+3650%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2850%
55−60
+2850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−2022%
190−200
+2022%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1575%
65−70
+1575%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 24−27
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 20−22

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how GT 555M and RX 6650M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M is 2005% faster in 900p
  • RX 6650M is 331% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M is 5500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6650M is ahead in 51 test (75%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.70 39.11
Recency 27 October 2011 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

GT 555M has 242.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6650M, on the other hand, has a 2200.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.


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