ATI 3D Rage II vs Radeon HD 6550A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 984 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.70 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Mach (1992−1997) |
| GPU code name | Pinewood | Mach64 GT-B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 February 2011 (14 years ago) | 5 September 1996 (29 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $269 |
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 | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 60 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 5 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 500 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 13.20 | 0.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.528 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 1 |
| TMUs | 24 | 1 |
| L1 Cache | 48 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
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).
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCI |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 83 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 664.0 MB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 5.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 February 2011 | 5 September 1996 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 500 nm |
HD 6550A has an age advantage of 14 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6550A and 3D Rage II. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6550A is a notebook graphics card while 3D Rage II is a desktop one.
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