Radeon RX 6550M vs RX 7900 XTX

Place in the ranking	7	217
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.75	no data
Power efficiency	15.68	21.62
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 31	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 November 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	6144	1024
Core clock speed	1929 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	2498 MHz	2840 MHz
Number of transistors	57,700 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	355 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	959.2	181.8
Floating-point processing power	61.39 TFLOPS	5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs	192	32
TMUs	384	64
Ray Tracing Cores	96	16

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	287 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	24 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	960.0 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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

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

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. 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 7900 XTX 80.70
+222%

RX 6550M 25.07

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.

RX 7900 XTX 31031
+222%

RX 6550M 9638

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.

RX 7900 XTX 83322
+306%

RX 6550M 20506

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.

RX 7900 XTX 64680
+340%

RX 6550M 14696

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	246 +262%	68 −262%
1440p	164 +583%	24 −583%
4K	104 +247%	30−35 −247%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.06	no data
1440p	6.09	no data
4K	9.61	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	214 +304%	53 −304%
Cyberpunk 2077	242 +375%	50−55 −375%
Elden Ring	225 +174%	80−85 −174%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +51.9%	75−80 −51.9%
Counter-Strike 2	241 +436%	45 −436%
Cyberpunk 2077	116 +127%	50−55 −127%
Forza Horizon 4	604 +391%	123 −391%
Metro Exodus	169 +156%	65−70 −156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +175%	55−60 −175%
Valorant	450−500 +364%	100−110 −364%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +51.9%	75−80 −51.9%
Counter-Strike 2	220 +529%	35 −529%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +104%	50−55 −104%
Dota 2	183 +113%	85−90 −113%
Elden Ring	300−350 +289%	80−85 −289%
Far Cry 5	123 +273%	33 −273%
Fortnite	300−350 +146%	120−130 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	535 +430%	101 −430%
Grand Theft Auto V	175 +103%	85−90 −103%
Metro Exodus	176 +167%	65−70 −167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +36.9%	150−160 −36.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +175%	55−60 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +115%	80−85 −115%
Valorant	450−500 +364%	100−110 −364%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.1%	250−260 −8.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +51.9%	75−80 −51.9%
Counter-Strike 2	201 +593%	29 −593%
Cyberpunk 2077	100 +96.1%	50−55 −96.1%
Dota 2	178 +107%	85−90 −107%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +97.4%	75−80 −97.4%
Forza Horizon 4	471 +435%	88 −435%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +36.9%	150−160 −36.9%
Valorant	450−500 +364%	100−110 −364%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	165 +293%	40−45 −293%
Elden Ring	230−240 +425%	40−45 −425%
Grand Theft Auto V	165 +293%	40−45 −293%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +304%	21−24 −304%
World of Tanks	500−550 +211%	160−170 −211%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +74%	50−55 −74%
Counter-Strike 2	145 +590%	21−24 −590%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +238%	21−24 −238%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +119%	70−75 −119%
Forza Horizon 4	360 +437%	65−70 −437%
Metro Exodus	146 +156%	55−60 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	238 +543%	35−40 −543%
Valorant	350−400 +475%	65−70 −475%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	67 +191%	21−24 −191%
Dota 2	186 +323%	40−45 −323%
Elden Ring	120−130 +540%	20−22 −540%
Grand Theft Auto V	186 +323%	40−45 −323%
Metro Exodus	108 +468%	18−20 −468%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +175%	75−80 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +300%	16−18 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	186 +333%	40−45 −333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +250%	24−27 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	43 +87%	21−24 −87%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +350%	8−9 −350%
Dota 2	159 +261%	40−45 −261%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +218%	30−35 −218%
Fortnite	95−100 +210%	30−35 −210%
Forza Horizon 4	197 +418%	35−40 −418%
Valorant	220−230 +594%	30−35 −594%

This is how RX 7900 XTX and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XTX is 262% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XTX is 583% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XTX is 247% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 594% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7900 XTX is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	80.70	25.07
Recency	3 November 2022	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	355 Watt	80 Watt