GeForce GTX 660 vs Radeon HD 6550A

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 660 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 660 stacks up against Radeon HD 6550A, check out specs charts below.

• GeForce GTX 660 has 300% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
• GeForce GTX 660 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
• GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
• Both cards are used in Desktops.
• GeForce GTX 660 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
• Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660 is 430 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
• GeForce GTX 660 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
• Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 1594 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.