Radeon RX 550 Mobile vs Pro W6600X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro W6600X with Radeon RX 550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6600X outperforms 550 Mobile by a whopping 386% 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 | 197 | 614 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.36 | 4.47 |
| Power efficiency | 20.07 | 9.91 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (4 years ago) | 2 July 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $79.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Pro W6600X has 355% better value for money than RX 550 Mobile.
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 | 2048 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 2068 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2479 MHz | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 317.3 | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.15 TFLOPS | 1.647 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 96 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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
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 | 70−75
+367%
| 15
−367%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 9.99
−87.3%
| 5.33
+87.3%
|
- RX 550 Mobile has 87% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 38
+0%
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38
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4
+0%
|
4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how Pro W6600X and RX 550 Mobile compete in popular games:
- Pro W6600X is 367% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.35 | 6.45 |
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 2 July 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 50 Watt |
Pro W6600X has a 386% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
RX 550 Mobile, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro W6600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6600X is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook one.
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