GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs Radeon HD 6550A

Place in the ranking	921	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.58	30.42
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Pinewood	TU104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 February 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 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	480	2560
Core clock speed	550 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1155 MHz
Number of transistors	627 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.20	184.8
Floating-point processing power	0.528 TFLOPS	5.914 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	352.0 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	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
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 6550A 1.83

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.52
+1841%

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 6550A 707

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13689
+1836%

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	5−6 −2000%	105 +2000%
1440p	3−4 −2233%	70 +2233%
4K	2−3 −2250%	47 +2250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	99 +0%	99 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +0%	81 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 +0%	101 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	127 +0%	127 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	137 +0%	137 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	103 +0%	103 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +0%	70 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +0%	91 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	108 +0%	108 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	97 +0%	97 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	102 +0%	102 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	142 +0%	142 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +0%	62 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +0%	68 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	86 +0%	86 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	104 +0%	104 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +0%	75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +0%	59 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +0%	47 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 +0%	50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	54 +0%	54 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +0%	35 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	61 +0%	61 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +0%	51 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +0%	32 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	29 +0%	29 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how HD 6550A and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 2000% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 2233% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 2250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.83	35.52
Recency	7 February 2011	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

HD 6550A has 128.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 1841% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550A in performance tests.

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