Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6550A and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6550A

Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs

Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6550A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri is 170 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Radeon HD 6550A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	55−60
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 260% 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 158% 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	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri 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	14−16
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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
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	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri 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	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 128% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6550A	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Pinewood	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011	14 January 2014
Pipelines	480	512
Core clock speed	550 MHz	720 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
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory		+
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A

Radeon HD 6550A vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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