Radeon RX 6550M vs FirePro M5100

Place in the ranking	616	220
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	21.71
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Venus	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	16 October 2013 (11 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	1024
Core clock speed	725 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	775 MHz	2840 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.00	181.8
Floating-point processing power	0.992 TFLOPS	5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M5100 5.40

RX 6550M 24.90
+361%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M5100 2102

RX 6550M 9692
+361%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M5100 2967

RX 6550M 20506
+591%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

FirePro M5100 2328

RX 6550M 14696
+531%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	30 −137%	71 +137%
1440p	5−6 −380%	24 +380%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −382%	53 +382%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −325%	50−55 +325%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −353%	75−80 +353%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −318%	46 +318%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −325%	50−55 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −435%	123 +435%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −509%	65−70 +509%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −408%	65−70 +408%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Valorant	16−18 −494%	100−110 +494%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −353%	75−80 +353%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −218%	35 +218%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −325%	50−55 +325%
Dota 2	18−20 −383%	85−90 +383%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −26.9%	33 +26.9%
Fortnite	30−35 −294%	120−130 +294%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −339%	101 +339%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −509%	65−70 +509%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −378%	85−90 +378%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −408%	65−70 +408%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −243%	150−160 +243%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −382%	80−85 +382%
Valorant	16−18 −494%	100−110 +494%
World of Tanks	85−90 −193%	250−260 +193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −353%	75−80 +353%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −164%	29 +164%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −325%	50−55 +325%
Dota 2	18−20 −383%	85−90 +383%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −196%	75−80 +196%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −283%	88 +283%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −509%	65−70 +509%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −243%	150−160 +243%
Valorant	16−18 −494%	100−110 +494%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −740%	40−45 +740%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −617%	40−45 +617%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −415%	170−180 +415%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
World of Tanks	35−40 −326%	160−170 +326%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −467%	50−55 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −573%	70−75 +573%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −644%	65−70 +644%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1040%	55−60 +1040%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −363%	35−40 +363%
Valorant	14−16 −353%	65−70 +353%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Dota 2	16−18 −159%	40−45 +159%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −159%	40−45 +159%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −381%	75−80 +381%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −159%	40−45 +159%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −550%	24−27 +550%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Dota 2	16−18 −159%	40−45 +159%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%
Fortnite	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −680%	35−40 +680%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Valorant	5−6 −560%	30−35 +560%

This is how FirePro M5100 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 6550M is 137% faster in 1080p
RX 6550M is 380% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6550M is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6550M surpassed FirePro M5100 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.40	24.90
Recency	16 October 2013	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

RX 6550M has a 361.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6550M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.