GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon HD 6550D

Place in the ranking	1098	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.10	28.83
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Sumo	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 June 2011 (13 years ago)	6 January 2023 (1 year 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	400	2560
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	12.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.48 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	20	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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	IGP	no data
Width	IGP	no data

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	12000 MHz
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 data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12_2
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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 6550D 1.04

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.12
+2315%

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 6550D 952

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+1731%

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	20 −250%	70 +250%
1440p	1−2 −3600%	37 +3600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−2600%

81
+2600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2033%	64 +2033%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3150%	65−70 +3150%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	140−150
Hitman 3	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −785%	110−120 +785%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6400%	65−70 +6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −222%	100−110 +222%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1433%	46 +1433%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3150%	65−70 +3150%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	140−150
Hitman 3	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −785%	110−120 +785%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6400%	65−70 +6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1129%	86 +1129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −391%	50−55 +391%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −222%	100−110 +222%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	39 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	140−150
Hitman 3	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −785%	110−120 +785%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −986%	76 +986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −355%	50 +355%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −222%	100−110 +222%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−6400%

65−70
+6400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4700%	45−50 +4700%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%
Hitman 3	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	37
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −3425%	140−150 +3425%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−950%

40−45
+950%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

20−22

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	12−14
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	14−16
Far Cry 5	0−1	14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1000%

21−24
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 +0%	57 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how HD 6550D and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 250% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3600% faster in 1440p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (67%)
there's a draw in 21 test (33%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.04	25.12
Recency	20 June 2011	6 January 2023
Chip lithography	32 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 2315.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6550D is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.

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