Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	417	218
Place by popularity	93	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.66	21.57
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP107B	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2017 (8 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	1354 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	2840 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	181.8
Floating-point processing power	1.911 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	large	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	4000 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 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	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.61

RX 6550M 25.07
+116%

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693

RX 6550M 20506
+167%

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068

RX 6550M 14696
+142%

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:

900p	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
Full HD	46 −47.8%	68 +47.8%
1440p	24 +0%	24 +0%
4K	15 −100%	30−35 +100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	51 −51%	75−80 +51%
Far Cry 5	39 −105%	80−85 +105%
Fortnite	132 −112%	280−290 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	55 −124%	123 +124%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	46 −107%	95−100 +107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −104%	55−60 +104%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 −75%	75−80 +75%
Dota 2	126 +46.5%	85−90 −46.5%
Far Cry 5	36 +9.1%	33 −9.1%
Fortnite	51 −147%	120−130 +147%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −94.2%	101 +94.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	42 −105%	85−90 +105%
Metro Exodus	19 −247%	65−70 +247%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	41 −283%	150−160 +283%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −293%	55−60 +293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −108%	80−85 +108%
World of Tanks	160−170 −60.2%	250−260 +60.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	37 −108%	75−80 +108%
Dota 2	115 +33.7%	85−90 −33.7%
Far Cry 5	33 −133%	75−80 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −138%	88 +138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 −441%	150−160 +441%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −105%	45−50 +105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−105%

80−85
+105%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Metro Exodus	11 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	26 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%
Far Cry 5	21 −248%	70−75 +248%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −158%	65−70 +158%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−100%

50−55
+100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −100%	40−45 +100%
Metro Exodus	7 −171%	18−20 +171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −95.5%	40−45 +95.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	13 −100%	24−27 +100%
Dota 2	34 −29.4%	40−45 +29.4%
Far Cry 5	11 −200%	30−35 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −153%	35−40 +153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12 −100%	24−27 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−110%

21−24
+110%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	53 +0%	53 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45 +0%	45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35 +0%	35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	29 +0%	29 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
World of Tanks	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 6550M is 105% faster in 900p
RX 6550M is 48% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
RX 6550M is 100% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 47% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6550M is 441% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
RX 6550M is ahead in 29 tests (46%)
there's a draw in 31 test (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.61	25.07
Recency	3 January 2017	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 115.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 2.4% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

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