Radeon HD 6550M vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5200 Max-Q with Radeon HD 6550M, including specs and performance data.

P5200 Max-Q
2018
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
29.69
+2256%

P5200 Max-Q outperforms HD 6550M by a whopping 2256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2151081
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.863.73
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGP104Lexington
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date21 February 2018 (8 years ago)26 November 2010 (15 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 cores2560400
Core clock speed1316 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1569 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt26 Watt
Texture fill rate251.012.00
Floating-point processing power8.033 TFLOPS0.48 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs16020
L1 Cache960 KB80 KB
L2 Cache2 MB256 KB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-II
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth230.9 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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:

900p300−350
+2043%
14
−2043%
Full HD400−450
+2005%
19
−2005%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how P5200 Max-Q and HD 6550M compete in popular games:

  • P5200 Max-Q is 2043% faster in 900p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 2005% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 29.69 1.26
Recency 21 February 2018 26 November 2010
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 26 Watt

P5200 Max-Q has a 2256% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6550M, on the other hand, has 285% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P5200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6550M is a mobile workstation one.

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