GeForce 6200 LE vs Radeon HD 6550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6550M with GeForce 6200 LE, including specs and performance data.
HD 6550M outperforms 6200 LE by a whopping 1475% 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 | 1072 | 1530 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.72 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Lexington | NV44 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 April 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $41.24 |
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 | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 0.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 20 | 2 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 2.128 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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:
| 900p | 14 | 0−1 |
| Full HD | 19
+1800%
| 1−2
−1800%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 41.24 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6550M and 6200 LE compete in popular games:
- HD 6550M is 1800% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.26 | 0.08 |
| Recency | 26 November 2010 | 4 April 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 110 nm |
HD 6550M has a 1475% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6200 LE in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6550M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6200 LE is a desktop one.
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