Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7870. 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 7870. 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 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	1−2	45−50
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	75−80
medium / 1080p	−	40−45
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	240−250
medium / 768p	27−30	210−220
ultra / 1080p	7−8	130−140
QHD / 1440p	−	100−110
4K / 2160p	−	60−65
high / 768p	16−18	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 596% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	130−140
medium / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	75−80
medium / 1080p	0−1	45−50
low / 768p	18−20	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	0−1	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	75−80
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 862% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
low / 768p	0−1	85−90
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Pinewood	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	5 March 2012
Pipelines	480	1280
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 7870

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