Radeon RX 6550S vs Pro Vega 16
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 456 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.81 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Vega 12 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 November 2018 (7 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (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 cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 815 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1190 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.16 | 153.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.437 TFLOPS | 4.915 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 | large | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s | 128.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 November 2018 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 6550S has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 6550S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6550S is a mobile workstation one.
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