GeForce 830M vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 830M 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 830M 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 830M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 830M 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 830M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6550A has 6% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 830M and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 830M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830M is 479 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce 830M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 830M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 3−4 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name N15? Pinewood
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 7 February 2011
Pipelines 256 480
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 13.20
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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