Radeon RX 6550M vs RTX A4500 Embedded

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4500 Embedded with Radeon RX 6550M, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4500 Embedded
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
20.88

RX 6550M outperforms RTX A4500 Embedded by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking289245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.5621.83
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104Navi 24
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date30 March 2022 (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 cores58881024
Core clock speed510 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1215 MHz2840 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate223.6181.8
Floating-point processing power14.31 TFLOPS5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs18464
Tensor Cores184no data
Ray Tracing Cores4616

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
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable 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 A4500 Embedded 20.88
RX 6550M 24.56
+17.6%

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 A4500 Embedded 8309
RX 6550M 9772
+17.6%

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 HD55−60
−25.5%
69
+25.5%
1440p21−24
−19%
25
+19%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dead Island 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dead Island 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dead Island 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+0%
83
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dead Island 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
+0%
49
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dead Island 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dead Island 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dead Island 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how RTX A4500 Embedded and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 25% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 19% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.88 24.56
Recency 30 March 2022 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm

RTX A4500 Embedded has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A4500 Embedded in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4500 Embedded is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6550M is a mobile workstation one.

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