Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 6790

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6790 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 HD 6790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 328% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6550A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 290 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6790 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	18−20
medium / 1080p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
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 HD 6790.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	27−30	120−130
ultra / 1080p	7−8	60−65
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 278% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	65−70
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Fortnite is 204% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
low / 768p	18−20	55−60
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	27−30
medium / 768p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
high / 768p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 136% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 6790
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 2
Code name	Pinewood	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	4 April 2011
Pipelines	480	800
Core clock speed	550 MHz	840 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20	33.60
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	1,344.0 gflops
Length		198 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		122 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 6790

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