Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon RX 560 mobile, 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 RX 560 mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Radeon RX 560 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560 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 560 mobile here:

Radeon RX 560 mobile Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon RX 560 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 560 mobile has 57% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 560 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 4400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	60−65	220−230
medium / 768p	27−30	190−200
ultra / 1080p	7−8	110−120
QHD / 1440p	−	70−75
4K / 2160p	−	35−40
high / 768p	16−18	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 514% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon RX 560 mobile have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Dota 2 is 279% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	110−120
medium / 1080p	0−1	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Fortnite is 422% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
low / 768p	18−20	95−100
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 410% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 737% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	0−1	65−70
medium / 768p	−	40−45
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Polaris
Code name	Pinewood	Polaris 11
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 February 2011	5 January 2017
Pipelines	480	1024
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1175 MHz
Boost Clock		1275 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20	58.97
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	2,462 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	96 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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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

Radeon RX 560 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

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