Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon R7 250X, 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 Radeon HD 6550A stacks up against Radeon R7 250X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 250X has 128% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250X is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

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	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
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 R7 250X.
low / 768p	60−65	180−190
medium / 768p	27−30	150−160
ultra / 1080p	7−8	75−80
QHD / 1440p	−	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 375% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	10−11	80−85
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Dota 2 is 210% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	30−33
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Fortnite is 272% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
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 R7 250X 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	−	10−11
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X 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	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	0−1	40−45
medium / 768p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
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 R7 250X in World of Tanks is 168% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon R7 250X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pinewood	Cape Verde
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	13 February 2014
Pipelines	480	640
Core clock speed	550 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20	38.00
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	1,216 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	96 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		152 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon R7 250X

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