HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 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.

HD Graphics 6000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type System Shared GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6550A has 133% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 250 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 1−2
medium / 1080p 2−3 0−1
The average gaming FPS of HD Graphics 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 900% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell TeraScale 2
Code name Broadwell GT3 Pinewood
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2015 7 February 2011
Pipelines 48 480
Core clock speed 300 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 13.20
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80 N/A
Quick Sync +
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