Radeon RX 6550M vs ATI HD 4850

Place in the ranking	814	219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.26	no data
Power efficiency	1.67	21.67
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	RV770	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	800	1024
Core clock speed	625 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2840 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.00	181.8
Floating-point processing power	1 TFLOPS	5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	246 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

ATI HD 4850 2.67

RX 6550M 25.14
+842%

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.

ATI HD 4850 1026

RX 6550M 9661
+842%

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:

900p	29 −831%	270−280 +831%
Full HD	39 −74.4%	68 +74.4%
1200p	19 −795%	170−180 +795%
1440p	2−3 −1100%	24 +1100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.10	no data
1440p	99.50	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −563%	53 +563%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1183%	75−80 +1183%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −475%	46 +475%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −846%	123 +846%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Valorant	2−3 −4950%	100−110 +4950%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1183%	75−80 +1183%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −338%	35 +338%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Dota 2	7−8 −1129%	85−90 +1129%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −106%	33 +106%
Fortnite	14−16 −800%	120−130 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −677%	101 +677%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −1129%	85−90 +1129%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −532%	150−160 +532%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −720%	80−85 +720%
Valorant	2−3 −4950%	100−110 +4950%
World of Tanks	45−50 −427%	250−260 +427%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1183%	75−80 +1183%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −263%	29 +263%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Dota 2	7−8 −1129%	85−90 +1129%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −381%	75−80 +381%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −577%	88 +577%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −532%	150−160 +532%
Valorant	2−3 −4950%	100−110 +4950%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −4200%	40−45 +4200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −821%	170−180 +821%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
World of Tanks	18−20 −822%	160−170 +822%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −2450%	50−55 +2450%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +82.4%	17 −82.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −943%	70−75 +943%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −6600%	65−70 +6600%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −517%	35−40 +517%
Valorant	9−10 −656%	65−70 +656%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −175%	40−45 +175%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −193%	40−45 +193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1000%	75−80 +1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −193%	40−45 +193%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	16−18 −175%	40−45 +175%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1550%	30−35 +1550%
Fortnite	1−2 −3000%	30−35 +3000%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	35−40
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Valorant	2−3 −1550%	30−35 +1550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 6550M is 831% faster in 900p
RX 6550M is 74% faster in 1080p
RX 6550M is 795% faster in 1200p
RX 6550M is 1100% faster in 1440p

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 4850 is 82% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6550M is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI HD 4850 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RX 6550M is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.67	25.14
Recency	25 June 2008	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	80 Watt

RX 6550M has a 841.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6550M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.