Radeon RX 6900 XT vs ATI Mobility HD 550v
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 550v with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 6900 XT outperforms ATI Mobility HD 550v by a whopping 8919% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1149 | 22 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.87 |
| Power efficiency | 5.37 | 16.14 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | M96 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 320 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 720.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.288 TFLOPS | 23.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 80 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 512.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
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 | 20
−875%
| 195
+875%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−12400%
| 125
+12400%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 79 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.12 |
| 1440p | no data | 7.99 |
| 4K | no data | 12.65 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4400%
|
130−140
+4400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−2240%
|
117
+2240%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−3867%
|
110−120
+3867%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4400%
|
130−140
+4400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 110−120 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−16900%
|
170−180
+16900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−2480%
|
120−130
+2480%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2008%
|
250−260
+2008%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−4783%
|
290−300
+4783%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−390%
|
150−160
+390%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−5480%
|
279
+5480%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−3867%
|
110−120
+3867%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4400%
|
130−140
+4400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 110−120 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−16900%
|
170−180
+16900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−2480%
|
120−130
+2480%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2008%
|
250−260
+2008%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−4783%
|
290−300
+4783%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−1390%
|
140−150
+1390%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−390%
|
150−160
+390%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1860%
|
98
+1860%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−3867%
|
110−120
+3867%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4400%
|
130−140
+4400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 110−120 |
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−2480%
|
120−130
+2480%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2258%
|
283
+2258%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−4783%
|
290−300
+4783%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−1540%
|
164
+1540%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−290%
|
121
+290%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 120−130 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 160−170 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−11000%
|
110−120
+11000%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 99 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7300%
|
70−75
+7300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8100%
|
80−85
+8100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1343%
|
100−110
+1343%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−5500%
|
224
+5500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−11850%
|
230−240
+11850%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−3700%
|
110−120
+3700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 65−70 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−6700%
|
68
+6700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 66 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 50−55 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−3650%
|
75−80
+3650%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 142
+0%
|
142
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 248
+0%
|
248
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 122
+0%
|
122
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 550v and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is 875% faster in 1080p
- RX 6900 XT is 12400% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 16900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is ahead in 35 tests (58%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 69.45 |
| Recency | 5 May 2010 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 300 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 550v has 2900% lower power consumption.
RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 8919.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 550v in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 550v is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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