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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 6550A

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 Iris Xe MAX Graphics stacks up against Radeon HD 6550A, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 6550A

    Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 Iris Xe MAX Graphics here:

    Iris Xe MAX Graphics Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 6550A
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type LPDDR4x GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is build with Gen. 12 Xe architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 2666 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 Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Full Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 6550A
    Architecture Gen. 12 Xe TeraScale 2
    Code name iDG1LPDEV Pinewood
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 31 October 2020 7 February 2011
    Pipelines 96 480
    Core clock speed 550 MHz
    Boost Clock 1650 MHz
    Transistor count 627 million
    Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 13.20
    Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4266 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 12.1 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
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