Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 6990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6990. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6990. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6550A

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 971% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6990 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 280 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	60−65	210−220
medium / 768p	27−30	170−180
ultra / 1080p	7−8	95−100
QHD / 1440p	−	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 464% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	90−95
ultra / 1080p	0−1	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 255% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	95−100
medium / 1080p	0−1	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 340% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
low / 768p	18−20	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	0−1	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	8−9	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	55−60
medium / 768p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 3
Code name	Pinewood	Antilles
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	8 March 2011
Pipelines	480	1536
Core clock speed	550 MHz	830 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20	79.68
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length		295 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	160.0 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)		265 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 6990

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