Radeon HD 6550D vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM and Radeon HD 6550D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.69
+255%

GTX 660 OEM outperforms HD 6550D by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking6731064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.100.18
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Llano
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (11 years ago)30 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price$481 $49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6550D has 80% better value for money than GTX 660 OEM.

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 cores1152400
Core clock speed823 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million1000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate85.2512.00
Floating-point performance2,046 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5600 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0no data

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:

Full HD60−65
+233%
18
−233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+246%
12−14
−246%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+246%
12−14
−246%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+246%
12−14
−246%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how GTX 660 OEM and HD 6550D compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 OEM is 233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 1.04
Recency 22 August 2012 30 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550D in performance tests.


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