GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 6550A
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6550A, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 460 SE stacks up against Radeon HD 6550A, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 SE
Radeon HD 6550A
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 460 SE | Radeon HD 6550A | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin & 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
- GeForce GTX 460 SE has 328% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
- GeForce GTX 460 SE 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 460 SE.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
- GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE. | ||
| low / 768p | 160−170 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 130−140 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | − |
| high / 768p | 100−110 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 321% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 70−75 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Dota 2 is 182% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Fortnite is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | − |
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 90−95 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 95−100 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 425% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 768p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 21−24 | − |
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 40−45 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in World of Tanks is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 460 SE | Radeon HD 6550A | |
| Architecture | Fermi | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | GF104 | Pinewood |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2010 | 7 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 288 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 1300 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,950 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 31.2 billion/sec | 13.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 748.8 gflops | 624.0 gflops |
| Length | 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 288 | |
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| SLI options | + | |
| Multi monitor support | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 48 Mh/s | |
| Number of display connectors | 2 | |