Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 7550M vs R6 (Mullins)
Combined performance score
HD 7550M outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 94% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1153 | 1013 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 0.04 |
Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | Mullins | Thames-LP / Pro |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 29 April 2014 (9 years old) | 7 January 2012 (12 years old) |
Current price | no data | $338 |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 400 |
Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 450 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 550 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 716 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 14 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 12.00 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 480.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R6 (Mullins) and Radeon HD 7550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Memory
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 | no data | GDDR5 / DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 3200 / 1800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 data | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 7550M outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 94% in our combined benchmark results.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 7550M outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 81% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7550M is 100% faster than the R6 (Mullins).
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 7550M is ahead in 20 tests (80%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (20%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.62 | 1.20 |
Recency | 29 April 2014 | 7 January 2012 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
The Radeon HD 7550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Mullins) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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