T550 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6480G

Place in the ranking	1188	398
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.32	37.45
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Sumo	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)	May 2022 (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	240	1024
Core clock speed	444 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.328	106.6
Floating-point processing power	0.2131 TFLOPS	3.41 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	12	64

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	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	96 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5

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.

HD 6480G 0.67

T550 Mobile 12.53
+1770%

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.

HD 6480G 256

T550 Mobile 4816
+1781%

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.

HD 6480G 467

T550 Mobile 8067
+1627%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6480G 1578

T550 Mobile 25155
+1494%

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

2−3

−2450%

51
+2450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Elden Ring	0−1	35−40

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −629%	51 +629%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Elden Ring	0−1	35−40
Far Cry 5	8−9 −613%	57 +613%
Fortnite	1−2 −7100%	70−75 +7100%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −500%	42 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −933%	90−95 +933%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
World of Tanks	18−20 −850%	170−180 +850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −500%	45−50 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −414%	36 +414%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −933%	90−95 +933%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −1925%	80−85 +1925%
World of Tanks	2−3 −4350%	85−90 +4350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Valorant	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −1750%	35−40 +1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	10−12
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Dota 2	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
Valorant	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	61 +0%	61 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +0%	45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Elden Ring	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Fortnite	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

This is how HD 6480G and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

T550 Mobile is 2450% faster in 1080p

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T550 Mobile is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T550 Mobile is ahead in 33 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.67	12.53
Recency	14 June 2011	on May 2022
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	23 Watt

T550 Mobile has a 1770.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 52.2% lower power consumption.

The T550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6480G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6480G is a notebook graphics card while T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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