Radeon 550 vs Instinct MI6
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 653 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.37 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.76 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Lexa |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 December 2016 (8 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2304 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1120 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1233 MHz | 1183 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 177.6 | 37.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.682 TFLOPS | 1.211 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 144 | 32 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 56 GB/s |
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 HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 December 2016 | 20 April 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
Instinct MI6 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Radeon 550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI6 and Radeon 550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI6 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 550 is a desktop one.
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