GeForce MX550 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6990M Crossfire
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5
10.08

MX550 outperforms HD 6990M Crossfire by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking450409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data32.48
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBlackcomb XTXTU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 July 2011 (13 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 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 cores22401024
Core clock speed715 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1320 MHz
Number of transistors2x1700 Million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.24
Floating-point processing powerno data2.703 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.7 (6.4)
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-7.5

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6990M Crossfire 10.08
GeForce MX550 11.77
+16.8%

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 6990M Crossfire 6422
GeForce MX550 10005
+55.8%

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 6990M Crossfire 25759
GeForce MX550 36560
+41.9%

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:

900p99
−11.1%
110−120
+11.1%
Full HD106
+130%
46
−130%
4K21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−15%
21−24
+15%
Elden Ring 27−30
−24.1%
36
+24.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−15.2%
35−40
+15.2%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+66.7%
12
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−50%
60
+50%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Valorant 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−15.2%
35−40
+15.2%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+122%
9
−122%
Dota 2 35−40
−106%
74
+106%
Elden Ring 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−70.7%
70
+70.7%
Fortnite 55−60
−15.3%
65−70
+15.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−30%
52
+30%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−52.8%
55
+52.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−14.1%
85−90
+14.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−20%
35−40
+20%
Valorant 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
World of Tanks 140−150
−12.4%
160−170
+12.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−15.2%
35−40
+15.2%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+400%
4
−400%
Dota 2 35−40
−189%
104
+189%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−12.2%
45−50
+12.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−5%
42
+5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−14.1%
85−90
+14.1%
Valorant 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Elden Ring 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
World of Tanks 70−75
−16.7%
80−85
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Valorant 24−27
−16%
27−30
+16%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Dota 2 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Elden Ring 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Fortnite 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Valorant 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 11% faster in 900p
  • HD 6990M Crossfire is 130% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6990M Crossfire is 400% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 189% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6990M Crossfire is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.08 11.77
Recency 12 July 2011 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm

GeForce MX550 has a 16.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in performance tests.


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