Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce GT 635M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 635M and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 635M
2012
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.45

RX 6550M outperforms GT 635M by a whopping 1619% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking994216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.8421.35
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF116Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year 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 coresUp to 1441024
Core clock speedUp to 675 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed753 MHz2840 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate16.20181.8
Floating-point processing power0.3888 TFLOPS5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthUp to 192bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 43.2 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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.

GT 635M 1.45
RX 6550M 24.93
+1619%

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.

GT 635M 557
RX 6550M 9605
+1624%

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.

GT 635M 1110
RX 6550M 20506
+1747%

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.

GT 635M 750
RX 6550M 14696
+1859%

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 HD24
−208%
74
+208%
1440p1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2700%
55−60
+2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3500%
140−150
+3500%
Hitman 3 6−7
−717%
45−50
+717%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−653%
110−120
+653%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−938%
80−85
+938%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−209%
100−110
+209%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2700%
55−60
+2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3500%
140−150
+3500%
Hitman 3 6−7
−717%
45−50
+717%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−653%
110−120
+653%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1163%
101
+1163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−382%
50−55
+382%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−209%
100−110
+209%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2700%
55−60
+2700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3500%
140−150
+3500%
Hitman 3 6−7
−717%
45−50
+717%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−653%
110−120
+653%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1000%
88
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−345%
49
+345%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−209%
100−110
+209%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2250%
45−50
+2250%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 27−30
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−1886%
130−140
+1886%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−925%
40−45
+925%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 14−16
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how GT 635M and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 208% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 2200% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6550M is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 24.93
Recency 22 March 2012 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

GT 635M has 128.6% lower power consumption.

RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 1619.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 635M in performance tests.


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