FirePro M7740 vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 6550A. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 6550A. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M7740 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M7740 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M7740 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M7740 has 71% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • FirePro M7740 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 6550A has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M7740 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 600 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 1−2
medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Terascale 1 TeraScale 2
Code name RV740 Pinewood
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 4 August 2009 7 February 2011
Pipelines 640 480
Core clock speed 650 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.80 13.20
Floating-point performance 832.0 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.14 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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