GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6550A you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 650 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 650 has 82% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 508 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 1595 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 1−2
medium / 1080p 10−11 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK107 Pinewood
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 September 2012 7 February 2011
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 13.20
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 624.0 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
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