Radeon HD 6550A vs Quadro M4000M

Place in the ranking	337	917
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.11	3.64
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GM204	Pinewood
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2015 (9 years ago)	7 February 2011 (13 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	1,280	480
Core clock speed	975 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1013 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.00	13.20
Floating-point processing power	2.496 TFLOPS	0.528 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	8
TMUs	80	24

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	25.6 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	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	-

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.

M4000M 15.94
+771%

HD 6550A 1.83

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.

M4000M 6148
+770%

HD 6550A 707

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	73 +813%	8−9 −813%
4K	20 +900%	2−3 −900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+1150%

2−3

−1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +800%	4−5 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +780%	5−6 −780%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +930%	10−11 −930%
Hitman 3	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +817%	6−7 −817%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +780%	5−6 −780%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +800%	4−5 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +780%	5−6 −780%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +930%	10−11 −930%
Hitman 3	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +817%	6−7 −817%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +780%	5−6 −780%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +800%	4−5 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +930%	10−11 −930%
Hitman 3	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+780%

5−6
−780%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +844%	9−10 −844%
Hitman 3	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +867%	3−4 −867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +880%	10−11 −880%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+1200%

2−3

−1200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +800%	9−10 −800%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+1300%

1−2

−1300%

This is how M4000M and HD 6550A compete in popular games:

M4000M is 813% faster in 1080p
M4000M is 900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.94	1.83
Recency	18 August 2015	7 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

M4000M has a 771% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6550A, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550A in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6550A is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.