GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6550D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6550D with GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 6550D
2011
65 Watt
0.95

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms HD 6550D by a whopping 2192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1151281
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Power efficiency1.1122.12
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameSumoGA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 June 2011 (14 years ago)11 May 2021 (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 cores4002048
Core clock speed600 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1057 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology32 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate12.0067.65
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs840
TMUs2064
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cacheno data2 MB
L2 Cacheno data2 MB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

HD 6550D 0.95
RTX 3050 Mobile 21.77
+2192%

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 6550D Samples: 812 400
RTX 3050 Mobile Samples: 2 9122
+2181%

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 Mobile 21358
+2145%

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 6550D 3930
RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+1865%

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 HD20
−365%
93
+365%
1440p2−3
−2450%
51
+2450%
4K1−2
−3100%
32
+3100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5200%
106
+5200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−1350%
87
+1350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4050%
83
+4050%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5800%
118
+5800%
Fortnite 1−2
−11100%
110−120
+11100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 108
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−1017%
67
+1017%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−856%
85−90
+856%
Valorant 30−35
−410%
150−160
+410%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−938%
240−250
+938%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2950%
61
+2950%
Dota 2 14−16
−1107%
169
+1107%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5250%
107
+5250%
Fortnite 1−2
−11100%
110−120
+11100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 94
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−783%
53
+783%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−6100%
62
+6100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−856%
85−90
+856%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2700%
168
+2700%
Valorant 30−35
−410%
150−160
+410%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2950%
61
+2950%
Dota 2 14−16
−1007%
155
+1007%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4850%
99
+4850%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−600%
42
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−856%
85−90
+856%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−983%
65
+983%
Valorant 30−35
−410%
150−160
+410%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−11100%
110−120
+11100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−1433%
45−50
+1433%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−3080%
150−160
+3080%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1640%
170−180
+1640%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30
Far Cry 5 0−1 68
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1767%
55−60
+1767%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−280%
57
+280%
Valorant 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+0%
128
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 15
+0%
15
+0%

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

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 365% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 2450% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 3100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 11100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile performs better in 40 tests (65%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (35%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 21.77
Recency 20 June 2011 11 May 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 75 Watt

HD 6550D has 15.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2191.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

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

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

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