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    GeForce GTX 470M SLI vs Radeon HD 6550A

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M SLI 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 GTX 470M SLI 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.
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    Radeon HD 6550A

    GeForce GTX 470M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 470M SLI 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 GTX 470M SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 470M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M SLI Radeon HD 6550A
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 470M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 15 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 470M SLI and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 350 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 20−22 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M SLI Radeon HD 6550A
    Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
    Code name N11E-GT Pinewood
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 November 2010 7 February 2011
    Pipelines 576 480
    Core clock speed 535 MHz 550 MHz
    Transistor count 627 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 13.20
    Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    Laptop size large
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