Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000, 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6550A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	20−22
medium / 1080p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2000% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000.
low / 768p	60−65	150−160
medium / 768p	27−30	130−140
ultra / 1080p	7−8	65−70
QHD / 1440p	−	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 303% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	65−70
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Fortnite is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
low / 768p	18−20	60−65
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 226% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	16−18
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	95−100
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Minecraft is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	16−18
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	30−35
medium / 768p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
high / 768p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 in World of Tanks is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Vega
Code name	Pinewood	Vega Raven Ridge
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 February 2011	26 October 2017
Pipelines	480	512
Core clock speed	550 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000

Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 2000 3000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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