Radeon RX 6550M vs HD 7290
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7290 and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6550M outperforms HD 7290 by a whopping 8636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1350 | 224 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.11 | 21.72 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Loveland | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 June 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 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 | 80 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 181.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.064 TFLOPS | 5.816 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 144.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
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.
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.
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:
| Full HD | 0−1 | 69 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 25 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5100%
|
50−55
+5100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5100%
|
50−55
+5100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1229%
|
90−95
+1229%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−531%
|
160−170
+531%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1862%
|
250−260
+1862%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5100%
|
50−55
+5100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1244%
|
120−130
+1244%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1229%
|
90−95
+1229%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1975%
|
83
+1975%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−531%
|
160−170
+531%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5100%
|
50−55
+5100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1244%
|
120−130
+1244%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1229%
|
90−95
+1229%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1125%
|
49
+1125%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−531%
|
160−170
+531%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−6000%
|
60−65
+6000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 55−60 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−193%
|
40−45
+193%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−6850%
|
130−140
+6850%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+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 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6550M is 6850% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6550M is ahead in 29 tests (48%)
- there's a draw in 32 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 21.84 |
| Recency | 6 June 2012 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 80 Watt |
HD 7290 has 344.4% lower power consumption.
RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 8636% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7290 in performance tests.
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