Radeon RX 6550M vs RX 6600M

Place in performance ranking	131	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	R21M-E65-70	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2020 (3 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	1792	1024
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	2177 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt (50 - 100 Watt TGP)	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	235.8	181.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600M and Radeon RX 6550M 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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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.

RX 6600M 35.42
+46%

RX 6550M 24.26

RX 6600M outperforms RX 6550M by 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6600M 13679
+46%

RX 6550M 9370

RX 6600M outperforms RX 6550M by 46% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6600M 31868
+55.4%

RX 6550M 20506

RX 6600M outperforms RX 6550M by 55% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RX 6600M 23525
+60.1%

RX 6550M 14696

RX 6600M outperforms RX 6550M by 60% 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	95 +33.8%	71 −33.8%
1440p	54 +116%	25 −116%
4K	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

110

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	108	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	90	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	202	no data
Hitman 3	70−75	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	239	no data
Metro Exodus	100−110	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	216	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	120	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	106	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	72	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	130−140	no data
Hitman 3	70−75	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150	no data
Metro Exodus	48	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	173	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	61	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	168	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	134	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	153	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	59	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	36	no data
Far Cry 5	90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	128	no data
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	98	no data
Metro Exodus	85	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	42	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14	no data
Far Cry 5	20−22	no data
Forza Horizon 4	74	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	53	no data
Metro Exodus	48	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

no data

This is how RX 6600M and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 6600M is 34% faster in 1080p
RX 6600M is 116% faster in 1440p
RX 6600M is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.42	24.26
Recency	1 September 2020	5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	80 Watt