GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon HD 6550A
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M 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 580M stacks up against Radeon HD 6550A, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6550A
GeForce GTX 580M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 580M 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 580M here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 580M | Radeon HD 6550A | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 MB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- GeForce GTX 580M has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
- GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
- GeForce GTX 580M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 70 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
- GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| 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 580M. | ||
| low / 768p | 180−190 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 150−160 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | − |
| high / 768p | 110−120 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 375% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 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 580M. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 80−85 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Dota 2 is 210% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 720p | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 80−85 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Fortnite is 272% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | − |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Grand Theft Auto V is 278% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 95−100 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 100−110 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 487% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 24−27 | − |
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 45−50 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in World of Tanks is 168% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 580M | Radeon HD 6550A | |
| Architecture | Fermi | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | N12E-GTX2 | Pinewood |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 June 2011 | 7 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 620 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,950 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 39.7 billion/sec | 13.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 952.3 gflops | 624.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96.0 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 API | 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 | + | |
| CUDA cores | 384 | |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
| SLI options | + | |
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | |
| 3D Gaming | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 40 Mh/s | |
| Laptop size | large | |
| Optimus | + | |
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