Radeon RX 6550M vs RX 6800 XT

Place in performance ranking	24	219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.96	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 21	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 November 2020 (3 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$696 (1.1x 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	4608	1024
Core clock speed	1825 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	648.0	181.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6800 XT 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
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

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	2.0	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 6800 XT 64.62
+174%

RX 6550M 23.55

RX 6800 XT outperforms RX 6550M by 174% based on our aggregated 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 6800 XT 25008
+174%

RX 6550M 9116

RX 6800 XT outperforms RX 6550M by 174% 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 6800 XT 52046
+154%

RX 6550M 20506

RX 6800 XT outperforms RX 6550M by 154% 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 6800 XT 49735
+238%

RX 6550M 14696

RX 6800 XT outperforms RX 6550M by 238% 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	196 +172%	72 −172%
1440p	140 +509%	23 −509%
4K	92 +207%	30−35 −207%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130
+229%

35−40

−229%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +113%	45−50 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	158 +285%	40−45 −285%
Battlefield 5	191 +148%	75−80 −148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +168%	60−65 −168%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +229%	35−40 −229%
Far Cry 5	143 +57.1%	91 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	127 +105%	60−65 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +129%	75−80 −129%
Hitman 3	190−200 +183%	70−75 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	229 +358%	50−55 −358%
Red Dead Redemption 2	197 +418%	35−40 −418%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	213 +318%	50−55 −318%
Watch Dogs: Legion	169 +276%	45−50 −276%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +113%	45−50 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	135 +229%	40−45 −229%
Battlefield 5	183 +138%	75−80 −138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +168%	60−65 −168%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +229%	35−40 −229%
Far Cry 5	139 +65.5%	84 −65.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	124 +100%	60−65 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +129%	75−80 −129%
Hitman 3	190−200 +183%	70−75 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	199 +298%	50−55 −298%
Metro Exodus	152 +290%	35−40 −290%
Red Dead Redemption 2	129 +239%	35−40 −239%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	199 +290%	50−55 −290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	294 +254%	83 −254%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150 +233%	45−50 −233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +113%	45−50 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	118 +188%	40−45 −188%
Battlefield 5	175 +127%	75−80 −127%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +229%	35−40 −229%
Far Cry 5	130 +64.6%	79 −64.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	113 +82.3%	60−65 −82.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +129%	75−80 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160 +227%	49 −227%
Watch Dogs: Legion	112 +149%	45−50 −149%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +225%	35−40 −225%
Hitman 3	140−150 +259%	35−40 −259%
Horizon Zero Dawn	169 +445%	30−35 −445%
Metro Exodus	95 +313%	21−24 −313%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 +361%	18−20 −361%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	148 +377%	30−35 −377%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +184%	24−27 −184%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 +326%	21−24 −326%
Battlefield 5	154 +196%	50−55 −196%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +340%	14−16 −340%
Far Cry 5	131 +228%	40−45 −228%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 +149%	45−50 −149%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +208%	45−50 −208%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +314%	27−30 −314%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +372%	18−20 −372%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +294%	18−20 −294%
Hitman 3	75−80 +259%	21−24 −259%
Horizon Zero Dawn	57 +280%	14−16 −280%
Metro Exodus	56 +300%	14−16 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +308%	12−14 −308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 +400%	16−18 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110 +340%	24−27 −340%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +233%	14−16 −233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 +400%	12−14 −400%
Battlefield 5	103 +268%	27−30 −268%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Far Cry 5	95 +375%	20−22 −375%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +309%	21−24 −309%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +212%	30−35 −212%
Watch Dogs: Legion	49 +345%	10−12 −345%

This is how RX 6800 XT and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is 172% faster than RX 6550M in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 509% faster than RX 6550M in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 207% faster than RX 6550M in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 520% faster than the RX 6550M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6800 XT surpassed RX 6550M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	64.62	23.55
Recency	18 November 2020	5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	80 Watt