Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce RTX 4090

Place in the ranking	1	217
Place by popularity	6	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.83	no data
Power efficiency	15.33	21.62
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD102	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	16384	1024
Core clock speed	2235 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	2840 MHz
Number of transistors	76,300 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	1,290	181.8
Floating-point processing power	82.58 TFLOPS	5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs	176	32
TMUs	512	64
Tensor Cores	512	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	128	16

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	304 mm	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1.01 TB/s	144.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.8	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	-

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.

RTX 4090 100.00
+299%

RX 6550M 25.07

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.

RTX 4090 38452
+299%

RX 6550M 9638

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.

RTX 4090 104598
+410%

RX 6550M 20506

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4090 73447
+400%

RX 6550M 14696

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 HD	258 +279%	68 −279%
1440p	197 +721%	24 −721%
4K	143 +309%	35−40 −309%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.20	no data
1440p	8.12	no data
4K	11.18	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	212 +300%	53 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	225 +341%	50−55 −341%
Elden Ring	249 +204%	80−85 −204%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +51.9%	75−80 −51.9%
Counter-Strike 2	215 +378%	45 −378%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +118%	50−55 −118%
Forza Horizon 4	555 +351%	123 −351%
Metro Exodus	178 +170%	65−70 −170%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +184%	55−60 −184%
Valorant	826 +718%	100−110 −718%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +51.9%	75−80 −51.9%
Counter-Strike 2	199 +469%	35 −469%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +110%	50−55 −110%
Dota 2	200 +133%	85−90 −133%
Elden Ring	468 +471%	80−85 −471%
Far Cry 5	149 +352%	33 −352%
Fortnite	300−350 +146%	120−130 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	548 +443%	101 −443%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +102%	85−90 −102%
Metro Exodus	183 +177%	65−70 −177%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +36.9%	150−160 −36.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +184%	55−60 −184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +115%	80−85 −115%
Valorant	750−800 +668%	100−110 −668%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.1%	250−260 −8.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +51.9%	75−80 −51.9%
Counter-Strike 2	185 +538%	29 −538%
Cyberpunk 2077	105 +106%	50−55 −106%
Dota 2	224 +160%	85−90 −160%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +178%	75−80 −178%
Forza Horizon 4	544 +518%	88 −518%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +36.9%	150−160 −36.9%
Valorant	680 +573%	100−110 −573%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	162 +286%	40−45 −286%
Elden Ring	343 +680%	40−45 −680%
Grand Theft Auto V	161 +283%	40−45 −283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +304%	21−24 −304%
World of Tanks	500−550 +211%	160−170 −211%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +74%	50−55 −74%
Counter-Strike 2	152 +624%	21−24 −624%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +267%	21−24 −267%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +119%	70−75 −119%
Forza Horizon 4	507 +657%	65−70 −657%
Metro Exodus	152 +167%	55−60 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	262 +608%	35−40 −608%
Valorant	572 +741%	65−70 −741%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	166 +622%	21−24 −622%
Dota 2	187 +325%	40−45 −325%
Elden Ring	198 +890%	20−22 −890%
Grand Theft Auto V	187 +325%	40−45 −325%
Metro Exodus	137 +621%	18−20 −621%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +175%	75−80 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +300%	16−18 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +335%	40−45 −335%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +250%	24−27 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +552%	21−24 −552%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +400%	8−9 −400%
Dota 2	227 +416%	40−45 −416%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +218%	30−35 −218%
Fortnite	95−100 +210%	30−35 −210%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +647%	35−40 −647%
Valorant	364 +1003%	30−35 −1003%

This is how RTX 4090 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 279% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 721% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 309% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 1003% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4090 is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	100.00	25.07
Recency	20 September 2022	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	80 Watt