Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6550A

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Check Price

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 471% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

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 HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	7−8	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	16−18	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% 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 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 740% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Pinewood	Wimbledon XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 February 2011	1 May 2012
Pipelines	480	2560
Core clock speed	550 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	13.20
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 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 5.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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