Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 7790

When choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7790, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7790.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7790 has 142% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6550A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
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 7790.
low / 768p	60−65	210−220
medium / 768p	27−30	180−190
ultra / 1080p	7−8	100−110
QHD / 1440p	−	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
high / 768p	16−18	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 478% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 7790.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	95−100
ultra / 1080p	0−1	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 377% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−33
low / 768p	18−20	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	8−9	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−33
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	55−60
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 7790
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 2.0
Code name	Pinewood	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	22 March 2013
Pipelines	480	896
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20	56.00
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	1,792 gflops
Length		183 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	96 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.2 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 7790

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