Radeon RX 6550M vs Quadro K4100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4100M with Radeon RX 6550M, including specs and performance data.

K4100M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.15

RX 6550M outperforms K4100M by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking547216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.51no data
Power efficiency4.9021.35
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104Navi 24
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores11521024
Core clock speed706 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2840 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate67.78181.8
Floating-point processing power1.627 TFLOPS5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs9664
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
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 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
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan+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.

K4100M 7.15
RX 6550M 24.93
+249%

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.

K4100M 2755
RX 6550M 9605
+249%

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.

K4100M 4957
RX 6550M 20506
+314%

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.

K4100M 3654
RX 6550M 14696
+302%

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 HD48
−54.2%
74
+54.2%
1440p6−7
−283%
23
+283%
4K13
−246%
45−50
+246%

Cost per frame, $

1080p31.23no data
1440p249.83no data
4K115.31no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−220%
60−65
+220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−206%
140−150
+206%
Hitman 3 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−169%
110−120
+169%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−320%
80−85
+320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−220%
60−65
+220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−246%
80−85
+246%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−88.9%
100−110
+88.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−220%
60−65
+220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−206%
140−150
+206%
Hitman 3 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−169%
110−120
+169%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−320%
80−85
+320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−220%
60−65
+220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−321%
101
+321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
+26.4%
50−55
−26.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−88.9%
100−110
+88.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−206%
140−150
+206%
Hitman 3 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−169%
110−120
+169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−267%
88
+267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−123%
49
+123%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−88.9%
100−110
+88.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−220%
60−65
+220%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−236%
35−40
+236%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−460%
140−150
+460%
Hitman 3 10−12
−164%
27−30
+164%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−475%
45−50
+475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−960%
50−55
+960%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−209%
130−140
+209%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Hitman 3 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−448%
120−130
+448%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%

This is how K4100M and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 54% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 283% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6550M is 246% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the K4100M is 26% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6550M is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K4100M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6550M is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.15 24.93
Recency 23 July 2013 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

RX 6550M has a 248.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4100M 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.

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