Radeon RX 6550M vs R7 265

Place in performance ranking	404	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.72	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$242 (1.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	1024	1024
Core clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	59.20	181.8
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 265 and Radeon RX 6550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	no data	1.3
Mantle	-	no data

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.

R7 265 10.37

RX 6550M 24.26
+134%

RX 6550M outperforms R7 265 by 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 265 5220

RX 6550M 14696
+182%

RX 6550M outperforms R7 265 by 182% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	30−35 −137%	71 +137%
1440p	10−12 −150%	25 +150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−144%

35−40
+144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −167%	55−60 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −137%	60−65 +137%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −136%	100−110 +136%
Hitman 3	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −140%	95−100 +140%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −163%	75−80 +163%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −146%	123 +146%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −167%	55−60 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −137%	60−65 +137%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −136%	100−110 +136%
Hitman 3	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −140%	95−100 +140%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −163%	75−80 +163%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −137%	83 +137%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −167%	55−60 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −136%	100−110 +136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −140%	95−100 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −151%	88 +151%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −172%	49 +172%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−141%

65−70
+141%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −143%	50−55 +143%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −136%	30−35 +136%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Hitman 3	12−14 −142%	27−30 +142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−156%

40−45
+156%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −138%	18−20 +138%
Hitman 3	8−9 −138%	18−20 +138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −136%	30−35 +136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%