Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

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

Radeon RX Vega M GH is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 M GH here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon RX Vega M GH
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) IGP
Memory type GDDR3 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX Vega M GH uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GH is 513 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon RX Vega M GH is 1600 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6550A Radeon RX Vega M GH
Architecture TeraScale 2 Vega
Code name Pinewood Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 February 2011 7 January 2018
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 550 MHz 1063 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 627 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.20 114.2
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops 3,656 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 204.8 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
Laptop size medium sized
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