Radeon RX 7900 XT vs HD 6550D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6550D and Radeon RX 7900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6550D
2011
65 Watt
0.94

RX 7900 XT outperforms HD 6550D by a whopping 7170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking114820
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.77
Power efficiency1.1017.34
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameSumoNavi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 June 2011 (14 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores4005376
Core clock speed600 MHz1387 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2394 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00804.4
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs8192
TMUs20336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data276 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 Shared20 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared320 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data800.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

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 Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

HD 6550D 0.94
RX 7900 XT 68.34
+7170%

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 400
RX 7900 XT 28949
+7137%

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
RX 7900 XT 75896
+7876%

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
RX 7900 XT 142489
+3526%

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
−895%
199
+895%
1440p1−2
−13400%
135
+13400%
4K1−2
−8400%
85
+8400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.52
1440pno data6.66
4Kno data10.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−11750%
237
+11750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10500%
212
+10500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−19500%
196
+19500%
Fortnite 1−2
−30100%
300−350
+30100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4567%
280−290
+4567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1844%
170−180
+1844%
Valorant 30−33
−1253%
400−450
+1253%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−1063%
270−280
+1063%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−9400%
190
+9400%
Dota 2 14−16
−1321%
199
+1321%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−18600%
187
+18600%
Fortnite 1−2
−30100%
300−350
+30100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4567%
280−290
+4567%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−14500%
146
+14500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1844%
170−180
+1844%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−7950%
483
+7950%
Valorant 30−33
−1253%
400−450
+1253%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−8850%
179
+8850%
Dota 2 14−16
−1214%
184
+1214%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−17200%
173
+17200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4567%
280−290
+4567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1844%
170−180
+1844%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4150%
255
+4150%
Valorant 30−33
−1253%
400−450
+1253%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−30100%
300−350
+30100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−20500%
206
+20500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−10220%
500−550
+10220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1650%
170−180
+1650%
Valorant 0−1 450−500

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−12150%
240−250
+12150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 179

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−994%
175
+994%
Valorant 5−6
−6520%
300−350
+6520%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 307
+0%
307
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 288
+0%
288
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 244
+0%
244
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 268
+0%
268
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 223
+0%
223
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+0%
173
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%
Metro Exodus 135
+0%
135
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+0%
60
+0%
Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Far Cry 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

This is how HD 6550D and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 895% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 13400% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 8400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 30100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is ahead in 34 tests (59%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 68.34
Recency 20 June 2011 3 November 2022
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 300 Watt

HD 6550D has 361.5% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 7170.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550D in performance tests.

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