FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 6550A you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S7000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
FirePro S7000
Radeon HD 6550A

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FirePro S7000 has 900% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 1−2
medium / 1080p 27−30 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture GCN 1.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Pitcairn Pinewood
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 27 August 2012 7 February 2011
Pipelines 1280 480
Core clock speed 950 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 13.20
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 624.0 gflops
Length 292 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +