Quadro M3000M vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M3000M 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 Quadro M3000M 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.

Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M3000M 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 Quadro M3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 75 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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  • Quadro M3000M has 114% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M3000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name GM204 Pinewood
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 February 2011
Pipelines 1,024 480
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 13.20
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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