Radeon Pro W6900X vs RX 550 Mobile

Place in the ranking	619	105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.47	3.34
Power efficiency	9.92	10.68
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code name	Lexa	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	2 July 2017 (8 years ago)	3 August 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 550 Mobile has 34% better value for money than Pro W6900X.

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	640	5120
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz	2150 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.48	688.0
Floating-point processing power	1.647 TFLOPS	22.02 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	40	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80
L0 Cache	no data	1.3 MB
L1 Cache	160 KB	1 MB
L2 Cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 Cache	no data	128 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	Quad-slot
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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	512.0 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	1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI	-	+

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 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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

−533%

95−100
+533%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.33

+887%

52.62
−887%

RX 550 Mobile has 887% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −525%	200−210 +525%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −500%	60−65 +500%
Hogwarts Legacy	13 −515%	80−85 +515%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	27−30 −543%	180−190 +543%
Counter-Strike 2	38 −532%	240−250 +532%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Far Cry 5	18 −511%	110−120 +511%
Fortnite	40−45 −525%	250−260 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −521%	180−190 +521%
Forza Horizon 5	13 −515%	80−85 +515%
Hogwarts Legacy	7 −543%	45−50 +543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −525%	150−160 +525%
Valorant	70−75 −525%	450−500 +525%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	27−30 −543%	180−190 +543%
Counter-Strike 2	11 −536%	70−75 +536%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	100−110 −507%	650−700 +507%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Dota 2	45 −544%	290−300 +544%
Far Cry 5	15 −533%	95−100 +533%
Fortnite	40−45 −525%	250−260 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −521%	180−190 +521%
Forza Horizon 5	10 −500%	60−65 +500%
Grand Theft Auto V	18 −511%	110−120 +511%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −525%	75−80 +525%
Metro Exodus	4 −500%	24−27 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −525%	150−160 +525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −488%	100−105 +488%
Valorant	70−75 −525%	450−500 +525%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	27−30 −543%	180−190 +543%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Dota 2	43 −528%	270−280 +528%
Far Cry 5	13 −515%	80−85 +515%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −521%	180−190 +521%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −525%	75−80 +525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −525%	150−160 +525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −525%	150−160 +525%
Valorant	70−75 −525%	450−500 +525%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

40−45
−525%

250−260

+525%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −525%	75−80 +525%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	50−55 −500%	300−310 +500%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −541%	250−260 +541%
Valorant	70−75 −516%	450−500 +516%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	10−12 −536%	70−75 +536%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −533%	95−100 +533%
Hogwarts Legacy	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

12−14

−515%

80−85
+515%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −488%	100−105 +488%
Hogwarts Legacy	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Valorant	30−35 −536%	210−220 +536%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Dota 2	21−24 −509%	140−150 +509%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −500%	60−65 +500%
Hogwarts Legacy	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

6−7
−483%

35−40

+483%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and Pro W6900X compete in popular games:

Pro W6900X is 533% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.45	41.64
Recency	2 July 2017	3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has 500% lower power consumption.

Pro W6900X, on the other hand, has a 545.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro W6900X is a workstation one.

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Radeon Pro W6900X vs RX 550 Mobile

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Contents

Primary details

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Form factor & compatibility

VRAM capacity and type

Connectivity and outputs

Supported technologies

API and SDK support

Gaming performance

Average FPS across all PC games

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Pros & cons summary

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Other comparisons

Community ratings

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