Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon Pro WX 3200

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon Pro WX 3200 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 Radeon HD 6550A will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro WX 3200 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro WX 3200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro WX 3200 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 Radeon Pro WX 3200 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon Pro WX 3200
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 has 85% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro WX 3200 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro WX 3200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 3200 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 3200 is 532 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 3200 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 3200 is 4400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 1−2 27−30
medium / 1080p 0−1 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 3200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon Pro WX 3200
Architecture TeraScale 2 Polaris
Code name Pinewood Polaris 12
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 February 2011 26 September 2019
Pipelines 480 640
Core clock speed 550 MHz 1082 MHz
Transistor count 627 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.20 41.44
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
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