Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs HD 6550D
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6550D with Radeon Pro Vega 16, including specs and performance data.
Pro 16 outperforms HD 6550D by a whopping 1098% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1170 | 456 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 11.81 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Sumo | Vega 12 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 20 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 14 November 2018 (7 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 | 400 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 815 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1190 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 76.16 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | 2.437 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 20 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1024 KB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 1024 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 307.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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.
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.
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.
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
−195%
| 59
+195%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−1167%
| 38
+1167%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−367%
|
40−45
+367%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−239%
|
100−110
+239%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−600%
|
160−170
+600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−436%
|
75
+436%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2300%
|
24−27
+2300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−367%
|
40−45
+367%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−400%
|
30−33
+400%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−239%
|
100−110
+239%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−414%
|
72
+414%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−367%
|
40−45
+367%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−350%
|
27
+350%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−239%
|
100−110
+239%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−450%
|
21−24
+450%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 6−7
−1367%
|
85−90
+1367%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−710%
|
80−85
+710%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−833%
|
27−30
+833%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−750%
|
16−18
+750%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−64.3%
|
21−24
+64.3%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−1140%
|
60−65
+1140%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
This is how HD 6550D and Pro Vega 16 compete in popular games:
- Pro Vega 16 is 195% faster in 1080p
- Pro Vega 16 is 1167% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro Vega 16 is 6800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Pro Vega 16 performs better in 36 tests (63%)
- there's a draw in 21 tests (37%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 11.50 |
| Recency | 20 June 2011 | 14 November 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 75 Watt |
HD 6550D has 15% lower power consumption.
Pro Vega 16, on the other hand, has a 1098% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 129% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a mobile workstation one.
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