Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 RX 460 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 57% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile is 4400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture TeraScale 2 Polaris
Code name Pinewood Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 February 2011 8 August 2016
Pipelines 480 896
Core clock speed 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 627 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.20 66.08
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops 2,115 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 80 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 +
Laptop size large
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