Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon RX 550X mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 550X mobile, 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 6970 stacks up against Radeon RX 550X mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 550X mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 550X mobile 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 RX 550X mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970
Radeon RX 550X mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
550 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970 has 1000% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.
Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550X mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X mobile is 5625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 550X mobile have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
210−220
210−220
medium / 768p
180−190
180−190
ultra / 1080p
95−100
100−105
QHD / 1440p
50−55
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
140−150
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
60−65
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
QHD / 1440p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
95−100
100−110
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Fortnite is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
QHD / 1440p
9−10
9−10
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
75−80
80−85
high / 1080p
30−33
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−11
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Metro Exodus is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 550X mobile have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
30−33
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 550X mobile have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
medium / 768p
30−35
35−40
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970
Radeon RX 550X mobile
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Cayman
Polaris 12
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 December 2010
10 January 2019
Pipelines
1536
640
Core clock speed
1176 MHz
Boost Clock
880 MHz
1287 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
84.48
51.48
Floating-point performance
2,703.4 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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