GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon HD 6550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6550M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms HD 6550M by a whopping 1721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1021 | 223 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.65 | 28.79 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Lexington | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (2 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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | MXM-II | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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) | 12_2 |
| 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.
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:
| 900p | 14
−1686%
| 250−260
+1686%
|
| Full HD | 19
−274%
| 71
+274%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−3300%
| 34
+3300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−1525%
|
65−70
+1525%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−475%
|
45−50
+475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2600%
|
81
+2600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−1525%
|
65−70
+1525%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9300%
|
90−95
+9300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−475%
|
45−50
+475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2033%
|
64
+2033%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1243%
|
90−95
+1243%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−922%
|
90−95
+922%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−379%
|
160−170
+379%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−1525%
|
65−70
+1525%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9300%
|
90−95
+9300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−400%
|
40
+400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−779%
|
250−260
+779%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1433%
|
46
+1433%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−612%
|
120−130
+612%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1243%
|
90−95
+1243%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−9000%
|
91
+9000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2500%
|
50−55
+2500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−922%
|
90−95
+922%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1417%
|
91
+1417%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−379%
|
160−170
+379%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9300%
|
90−95
+9300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−475%
|
45−50
+475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
39
+1200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−612%
|
120−130
+612%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1243%
|
90−95
+1243%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−922%
|
90−95
+922%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−733%
|
50
+733%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−379%
|
160−170
+379%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−1988%
|
160−170
+1988%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2088%
|
170−180
+2088%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−3960%
|
200−210
+3960%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2200%
|
21−24
+2200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5100%
|
52
+5100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1933%
|
60−65
+1933%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1750%
|
37
+1750%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2700%
|
55−60
+2700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−1800%
|
18−20
+1800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−193%
|
40−45
+193%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−1857%
|
130−140
+1857%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1250%
|
27−30
+1250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
This is how HD 6550M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1686% faster in 900p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 274% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3300% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 9300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 48 tests (73%)
- there's a draw in 18 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.38 | 25.13 |
| Recency | 26 November 2010 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | 60 Watt |
HD 6550M has 130.8% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1721% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550M in performance tests.
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