Radeon RX 6550M vs Quadro RTX A6000

Place in performance ranking	84	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.49	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere	Navi 24
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	5 October 2020 (3 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,649	no data
Current price	$8932 (1.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	10752	1024
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1800 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	625.0	181.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX A6000 and Radeon RX 6550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/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

4x DisplayPort

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 A6000 41.48
+71%

RX 6550M 24.26

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX A6000 50957
+148%

RX 6550M 20506

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 148% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX A6000 27511
+87.2%

RX 6550M 14696

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 87% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	167 +135%	71 −135%
1440p	129 +416%	25 −416%
4K	112 +72.3%	65−70 −72.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

70−75

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75	no data
Battlefield 5	130−140	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75	no data
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110	no data
Forza Horizon 4	150−160	no data
Hitman 3	85−90	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	248	no data
Metro Exodus	110−120	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75	no data
Battlefield 5	130−140	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75	no data
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110	no data
Forza Horizon 4	150−160	no data
Hitman 3	85−90	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170	no data
Metro Exodus	34	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	293	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	307	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75	no data
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	150−160	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	224	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	288	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35	no data
Far Cry 5	52	no data
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	210	no data
Metro Exodus	63	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	247	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	146	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	24−27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	55−60	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	137	no data
Metro Exodus	63	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

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

RTX A6000 is 135% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 416% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 72% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	41.48	24.26
Recency	5 October 2020	5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	80 Watt