T550 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RX 6500 outperforms T550 Mobile by an impressive 57% 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 | 330 | 439 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 37.84 |
| Architecture | no data | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | no data | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | no data | May 2022 (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 | no data | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1665 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 106.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.41 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 80−85
+56.9%
| 51
−56.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| God of War | 35−40
+60.9%
|
21−24
−60.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+51%
|
50−55
−51%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+46.3%
|
41
−46.3%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+44.1%
|
65−70
−44.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+50%
|
50−55
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+61.1%
|
35−40
−61.1%
|
| God of War | 35−40
+60.9%
|
21−24
−60.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+64.3%
|
40−45
−64.3%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+34.6%
|
100−110
−34.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+51%
|
50−55
−51%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+34.7%
|
160−170
−34.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+15.2%
|
92
−15.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+57.9%
|
38
−57.9%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+44.1%
|
65−70
−44.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+50%
|
50−55
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+61.1%
|
35−40
−61.1%
|
| God of War | 35−40
+60.9%
|
21−24
−60.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+51.1%
|
45
−51.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+62.5%
|
24−27
−62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+64.3%
|
40−45
−64.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+27.5%
|
40
−27.5%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+34.6%
|
100−110
−34.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+51%
|
50−55
−51%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+24.7%
|
85
−24.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+71.4%
|
35
−71.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+50%
|
50−55
−50%
|
| God of War | 35−40
+60.9%
|
21−24
−60.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+64.3%
|
40−45
−64.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+155%
|
20
−155%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
+44.1%
|
65−70
−44.1%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+51.1%
|
85−90
−51.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+82.4%
|
16−18
−82.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+64.3%
|
14−16
−64.3%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+39.2%
|
120−130
−39.2%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+67.7%
|
30−35
−67.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+64%
|
24−27
−64%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+60.7%
|
27−30
−60.7%
|
| God of War | 21−24
+61.5%
|
12−14
−61.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+68%
|
24−27
−68%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+43.5%
|
21−24
−43.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+66.1%
|
60−65
−66.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+68.8%
|
16−18
−68.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+50%
|
40−45
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+60%
|
20−22
−60%
|
| God of War | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how RX 6500 and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 57% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 155% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 performs better in 50 tests (77%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (23%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.92 | 11.42 |
RX 6500 has a 56.9% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the T550 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook graphics card while T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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