FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 6550A

When choosing between FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6550A, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6550A.
FirePro V5800
Radeon HD 6550A

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 74 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 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FirePro V5800 has 111% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • FirePro V5800 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 V5800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6550A are build with TeraScale 2 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 140 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

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 7−8 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture TeraScale 2 TeraScale 2
Code name Juniper Pinewood
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 26 April 2010 7 February 2011
Pipelines 800 480
Core clock speed 690 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 13.20
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 624.0 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A