GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 6550A

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6550A, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 590 stacks up against Radeon HD 6550A, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	35 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	2 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 590 has 942% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 665 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 107 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	0−1
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	1−2
medium / 1080p	21−24	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	55−60	0−1
medium / 1080p	30−35	−
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6550A have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	60−65
medium / 768p	190−200	27−30
ultra / 1080p	100−110	7−8
QHD / 1440p	60−65	−
4K / 2160p	30−35	−
high / 768p	150−160	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 496% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	45−50	0−1
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6550A have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	45−50
medium / 768p	100−110	10−11
ultra / 1080p	70−75	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Dota 2 is 279% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	45−50	0−1
medium / 1080p	21−24	−
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	14−16	−
low / 720p	110−120	21−24
medium / 1080p	60−65	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Fortnite is 422% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	27−30	0−1
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
low / 720p	60−65	0−1
medium / 1080p	30−35	0−1
low / 768p	90−95	18−20
medium / 768p	80−85	−
high / 1080p	30−35	0−1
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Grand Theft Auto V is 384% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	10−11	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	30−35	0−1
medium / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	60−65	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 675% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	30−35	0−1
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
low / 768p	60−65	0−1
medium / 768p	35−40	−
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	35−40	0−1
high / 768p	55−60	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture	Fermi	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF110	Pinewood
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 March 2011	7 February 2011
Pipelines	1024	480
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec	13.20
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops	624.0 gflops
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	1024
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
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GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 6550A

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