GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 285 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 GTX 285 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 482% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 285 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 GeForce GTX 285.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 926 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 358 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 1−2
medium / 1080p 9−10 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GT200B Pinewood
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 7 February 2011
Pipelines 240 480
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 13.20
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 624.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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