Radeon RX 6550M vs ION 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared ION 2 and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6550M outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 7620% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1382 | 267 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | 22.24 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (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 cores | 16 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2840 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 181.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03424 TFLOPS | 5.816 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 144.0 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 | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
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 | 0−1 | 67 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 24 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5000%
|
50−55
+5000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5000%
|
50−55
+5000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−531%
|
160−170
+531%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1729%
|
250−260
+1729%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5000%
|
50−55
+5000%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1244%
|
120−130
+1244%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1560%
|
83
+1560%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−531%
|
160−170
+531%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5000%
|
50−55
+5000%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1244%
|
120−130
+1244%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−880%
|
49
+880%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−531%
|
160−170
+531%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 160−170 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−2550%
|
50−55
+2550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−214%
|
40−45
+214%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−6800%
|
130−140
+6800%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6550M is 6800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6550M performs better in 27 tests (43%)
- there's a draw in 36 tests (57%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 23.16 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 80 Watt |
ION 2 has 300% lower power consumption.
RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 7620% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
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