Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon RX 550X mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon RX 550X mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 550X mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 550X mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 R6 Carrizo or Radeon RX 550X mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon RX 550X mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX 550X mobile has 316% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
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
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
10−12
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
55−60
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Battlefield 5 is 414% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
210−220
medium / 768p
85−90
180−190
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−105
QHD / 1440p
21−24
55−60
4K / 2160p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
60−65
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 114% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
45−50
95−100
ultra / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
9−10
40−45
medium / 1080p
2−3
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Far Cry 5 is 600% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
1−2
12−14
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Fortnite is 226% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
14−16
55−60
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 387% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
90−95
medium / 768p
−
80−85
high / 1080p
3−4
30−35
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 206% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
0−1
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
4−5
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Minecraft is 31% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 400% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
9−10
55−60
medium / 768p
7−8
35−40
high / 1080p
3−4
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 416% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
high / 768p
27−30
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in World of Tanks is 60% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon RX 550X mobile
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
Polaris
Code name
Carrizo
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
4 June 2015
10 January 2019
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
1176 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1287 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
51.48
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
medium sized
large
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