GeForce GT 745A vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between GeForce GT 745A 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 GeForce GT 745A will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GT 745A
Radeon HD 6550A

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • Radeon HD 6550A has 6% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • GeForce GT 745A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 745A is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 287 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GT 745A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 4−5 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 745A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK107 Pinewood
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 August 2013 7 February 2011
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 837 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 29.28 13.20
Floating-point performance 642.8 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0
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