Radeon RX 6550M vs RTX A4000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	112	217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	23.71	21.62
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 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	5120	1024
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1680 MHz	2840 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	268.8	181.8
Floating-point processing power	17.2 TFLOPS	5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	32
TMUs	160	64
Tensor Cores	160	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	16

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX A4000 Mobile 39.52
+57.6%

RX 6550M 25.07

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 A4000 Mobile 15197
+57.7%

RX 6550M 9638

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	100−110 +47.1%	68 −47.1%
1440p	35−40 +45.8%	24 −45.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +56.6%	53 −56.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Elden Ring	130−140 +69.5%	80−85 −69.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +84.4%	45 −84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +56.1%	123 −56.1%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +42.4%	65−70 −42.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +40%	55−60 −40%
Valorant	150−160 +56.4%	100−110 −56.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +137%	35 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Dota 2	120−130 +43%	85−90 −43%
Elden Ring	130−140 +69.5%	80−85 −69.5%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +194%	33 −194%
Fortnite	170−180 +37.6%	120−130 −37.6%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +90.1%	101 −90.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	120−130 +43%	85−90 −43%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +42.4%	65−70 −42.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +28%	150−160 −28%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +40%	55−60 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +72.8%	80−85 −72.8%
Valorant	150−160 +56.4%	100−110 −56.4%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.1%	250−260 −8.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +186%	29 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Dota 2	120−130 +43%	85−90 −43%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +26%	75−80 −26%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +118%	88 −118%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +28%	150−160 −28%
Valorant	150−160 +56.4%	100−110 −56.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 +73.8%	40−45 −73.8%
Elden Ring	80−85 +84.1%	40−45 −84.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +73.8%	40−45 −73.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +69.6%	21−24 −69.6%
World of Tanks	250−260 +50.6%	160−170 −50.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +46%	50−55 −46%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +75.3%	70−75 −75.3%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +70.1%	65−70 −70.1%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +49.1%	55−60 −49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +86.5%	35−40 −86.5%
Valorant	120−130 +82.4%	65−70 −82.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +78.3%	21−24 −78.3%
Dota 2	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Elden Ring	35−40 +90%	20−22 −90%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +73.7%	18−20 −73.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +68.4%	75−80 −68.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +81.4%	40−45 −81.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +76.9%	24−27 −76.9%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +78.3%	21−24 −78.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Dota 2	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +78.8%	30−35 −78.8%
Fortnite	55−60 +80.6%	30−35 −80.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +71.1%	35−40 −71.1%
Valorant	65−70 +100%	30−35 −100%

This is how RTX A4000 Mobile and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 Mobile is 47% faster in 1080p
RTX A4000 Mobile is 46% faster in 1440p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A4000 Mobile is 194% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A4000 Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.52	25.07
Recency	12 April 2021	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt