GeForce MX150 vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX150 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 MX150 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 MX150 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX150 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 MX150 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX150 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6550A has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce MX150.
  • GeForce MX150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce MX150 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce MX150 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX150 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 918 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce MX150 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 4408 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 1−2
medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX150 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX150 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
Code name N17S-G1 Pinewood
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 16 May 2017 7 February 2011
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 1468 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1532 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91 13.20
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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