Radeon RX 6900 vs HD 8550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8550M with Radeon RX 6900, including specs and performance data.
RX 6900 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 4634% 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 | 1051 | 34 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.25 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Sun | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (5 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 | 320 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 2105 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 23,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 255 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 606.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 19.4 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 20 | 288 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−4567%
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280−290
+4567%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−4400%
|
180−190
+4400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−4275%
|
350−400
+4275%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−4567%
|
280−290
+4567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−4400%
|
450−500
+4400%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−4606%
|
1600−1650
+4606%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−4577%
|
1450−1500
+4577%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−4606%
|
800−850
+4606%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−4400%
|
180−190
+4400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−4275%
|
350−400
+4275%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−4567%
|
280−290
+4567%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−4400%
|
450−500
+4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−4186%
|
300−310
+4186%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−4606%
|
1600−1650
+4606%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−4606%
|
800−850
+4606%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−4567%
|
140−150
+4567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−4275%
|
350−400
+4275%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−4567%
|
280−290
+4567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−4400%
|
450−500
+4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−4186%
|
300−310
+4186%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−4606%
|
1600−1650
+4606%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−4400%
|
180−190
+4400%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−4400%
|
180−190
+4400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−4344%
|
400−450
+4344%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−4543%
|
650−700
+4543%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−4500%
|
230−240
+4500%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−4400%
|
180−190
+4400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−4543%
|
650−700
+4543%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−4186%
|
300−310
+4186%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 63.91 |
| Recency | 13 July 2014 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
RX 6900 has a 4634.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop one.
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