Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6870. 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 Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6870. 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.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 331% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6550A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	1−2	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	60−65	180−190
medium / 768p	27−30	140−150
ultra / 1080p	7−8	75−80
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 364% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	10−11	75−80
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 272% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
low / 768p	18−20	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 278% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 487% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	20−22
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	40−45
medium / 768p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	14−16	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
high / 768p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 168% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 2
Code name	Pinewood	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	22 October 2010
Pipelines	480	1120
Core clock speed	550 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20	50.40
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length		220 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 6870

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