Radeon RX 6500 vs HD 6550D
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6550D with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.
RX 6500 outperforms HD 6550D by a whopping 1772% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 1108 | 295 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 1.10 | no data |
Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | no data |
GPU code name | Sumo | no data |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 20 June 2011 (13 years ago) | no data |
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 | no data |
Core clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
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).
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 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | no data |
Shared memory | + | no data |
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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | no data |
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.
- Passmark
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.
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
−1650%
| 350−400
+1650%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
Atomic Heart | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Atomic Heart | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Fortnite | 1−2
−9700%
|
95−100
+9700%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−667%
|
65−70
+667%
|
Valorant | 30−35
−334%
|
130−140
+334%
|
Atomic Heart | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−838%
|
220−230
+838%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Dota 2 | 14−16
−607%
|
100−110
+607%
|
Fortnite | 1−2
−9700%
|
95−100
+9700%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−667%
|
65−70
+667%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−920%
|
50−55
+920%
|
Valorant | 30−35
−334%
|
130−140
+334%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Dota 2 | 14−16
−607%
|
100−110
+607%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−667%
|
65−70
+667%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−920%
|
50−55
+920%
|
Valorant | 30−35
−1619%
|
550−600
+1619%
|
Fortnite | 1−2
−9700%
|
95−100
+9700%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−2560%
|
130−140
+2560%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
Valorant | 1−2
−17400%
|
170−180
+17400%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−2200%
|
45−50
+2200%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Fortnite | 1−2
−4100%
|
40−45
+4100%
|
Atomic Heart | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−120%
|
30−35
+120%
|
Valorant | 5−6
−1960%
|
100−110
+1960%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
Fortnite | 2−3
−850%
|
18−20
+850%
|
Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Dota 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how HD 6550D and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 1650% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 17400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 27 tests (61%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (39%)
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