Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon Pro WX 7100 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 7100 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon Pro WX 7100
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 130 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 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 271% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro WX 7100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 - with Polaris.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 7100 is 5400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon Pro WX 7100
Architecture TeraScale 2 Polaris
Code name Pinewood Polaris 12
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 7 February 2011 1 March 2017
Pipelines 480 2304
Core clock speed 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1243 MHz
Transistor count 627 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.20 179.0
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops 5,728 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 224.0 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
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 567 Mh/s
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