GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6550A. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6550A. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 460M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 460M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 460M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 460M has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 350 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M.

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 5−6 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name N11E-GS Pinewood
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 7 February 2011
Pipelines 192 480
Core clock speed 1350 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 13.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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