Radeon RX 6550M vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 690 and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Qualcomm Adreno 690
2018
7 Watt
2.72

RX 6550M outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by a whopping 817% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking806216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.6421.36
Architectureno dataRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 December 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year 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 coresno data1024
Core clock speedno data2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2840 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data181.8
Floating-point processing powerno data5.816 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data144.0 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.72
RX 6550M 24.93
+817%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 1049
RX 6550M 9605
+816%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2912
RX 6550M 20506
+604%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2933
RX 6550M 14696
+401%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Qualcomm Adreno 690 811
RX 6550M 4546
+461%

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 HD25
−196%
74
+196%
1440p2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−315%
50−55
+315%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−740%
40−45
+740%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−567%
80−85
+567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−460%
55−60
+460%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−357%
60−65
+357%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−380%
140−150
+380%
Hitman 3 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−265%
110−120
+265%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−664%
80−85
+664%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−392%
60−65
+392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−361%
80−85
+361%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−122%
100−110
+122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−315%
50−55
+315%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−740%
40−45
+740%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−567%
80−85
+567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−460%
55−60
+460%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−357%
60−65
+357%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−380%
140−150
+380%
Hitman 3 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−265%
110−120
+265%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−664%
80−85
+664%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−392%
60−65
+392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−461%
101
+461%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−212%
50−55
+212%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−122%
100−110
+122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−315%
50−55
+315%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−740%
40−45
+740%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−460%
55−60
+460%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−380%
140−150
+380%
Hitman 3 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−265%
110−120
+265%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−389%
88
+389%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−444%
49
+444%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−122%
100−110
+122%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−392%
60−65
+392%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−422%
45−50
+422%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−429%
35−40
+429%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Hitman 3 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2200%
45−50
+2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−348%
130−140
+348%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−2000%
120−130
+2000%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 690 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 196% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 1050% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6550M is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is ahead in 68 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.72 24.93
Recency 6 December 2018 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 80 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 690 has a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 1042.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 816.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.


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