Radeon RX 6550M vs Quadro RTX A6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 with Radeon RX 6550M, including specs and performance data.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
50.40
+131%

RTX A6000 outperforms RX 6550M by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking45224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.54no data
Power efficiency13.3821.72
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA102Navi 24
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date5 October 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores107521024
Core clock speed1410 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz2840 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate604.8181.8
Floating-point processing power38.71 TFLOPS5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs11232
TMUs33664
Tensor Cores336no data
Ray Tracing Cores8416

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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s144.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

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.

RTX A6000 50.40
+131%
RX 6550M 21.82

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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 A6000 22538
+131%
RX 6550M 9756

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 A6000 50957
+148%
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 A6000 27511
+87.2%
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 HD158
+129%
69
−129%
1440p123
+392%
25
−392%
4K106
+136%
45−50
−136%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.42no data
1440p37.80no data
4K43.86no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 160−170
+160%
65−70
−160%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+107%
130−140
−107%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+161%
50−55
−161%
Atomic Heart 160−170
+160%
65−70
−160%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+69.1%
90−95
−69.1%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+107%
130−140
−107%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+161%
50−55
−161%
Far Cry 5 52
−75%
91
+75%
Fortnite 240−250
+103%
110−120
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+120%
95−100
−120%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+115%
75−80
−115%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+92.4%
90−95
−92.4%
Valorant 290−300
+81.1%
160−170
−81.1%
Atomic Heart 160−170
+160%
65−70
−160%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+69.1%
90−95
−69.1%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+107%
130−140
−107%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+9%
250−260
−9%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+161%
50−55
−161%
Dota 2 139
+14.9%
120−130
−14.9%
Far Cry 5 53
−58.5%
84
+58.5%
Fortnite 240−250
+103%
110−120
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+120%
95−100
−120%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+115%
75−80
−115%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+47.1%
85−90
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 98
+88.5%
50−55
−88.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+92.4%
90−95
−92.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 307
+270%
83
−270%
Valorant 290−300
+81.1%
160−170
−81.1%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+69.1%
90−95
−69.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+161%
50−55
−161%
Dota 2 131
+8.3%
120−130
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 52
−51.9%
79
+51.9%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+120%
95−100
−120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+92.4%
90−95
−92.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+267%
49
−267%
Valorant 290−300
+81.1%
160−170
−81.1%
Fortnite 240−250
+103%
110−120
−103%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+200%
50−55
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+132%
160−170
−132%
Grand Theft Auto V 96
+123%
40−45
−123%
Metro Exodus 84
+163%
30−35
−163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0.6%
170−180
−0.6%
Valorant 300−350
+65.5%
200−210
−65.5%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+100%
65−70
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Far Cry 5 52
−3.8%
50−55
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+182%
60−65
−182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+190%
40−45
−190%
Fortnite 150−160
+163%
55−60
−163%
Atomic Heart 45−50
+147%
18−20
−147%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+192%
24−27
−192%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+252%
40−45
−252%
Metro Exodus 70
+250%
20−22
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+306%
35−40
−306%
Valorant 300−350
+122%
130−140
−122%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+149%
35−40
−149%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+192%
24−27
−192%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Dota 2 128
+64.1%
75−80
−64.1%
Far Cry 5 50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+193%
40−45
−193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+280%
24−27
−280%
Fortnite 75−80
+204%
24−27
−204%

This is how RTX A6000 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 129% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 392% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 136% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A6000 is 306% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6550M is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
  • RX 6550M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.40 21.82
Recency 5 October 2020 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 80 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 131% higher aggregate performance score, and a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6550M is a notebook one.

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