Quadro RTX A6000 vs Radeon 550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 550 with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.
RTX A6000 outperforms 550 by a whopping 980% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 622 | 42 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.37 | 12.68 |
| Power efficiency | 7.44 | 13.40 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 5 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | $4,649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RTX A6000 has 190% better value for money than Radeon 550.
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 | 512 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 | 604.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.211 TFLOPS | 38.71 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 112 |
| TMUs | 32 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 56 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 | 14−16
−1029%
| 158
+1029%
|
| 1440p | 10−12
−1130%
| 123
+1130%
|
| 4K | 9−10
−1078%
| 106
+1078%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.64
+421%
| 29.42
−421%
|
| 1440p | 7.90
+378%
| 37.80
−378%
|
| 4K | 8.78
+400%
| 43.86
−400%
|
- Radeon 550 has 421% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- Radeon 550 has 378% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- Radeon 550 has 400% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 307
+0%
|
307
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 180
+0%
|
180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 550 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:
- RTX A6000 is 1029% faster in 1080p
- RTX A6000 is 1130% faster in 1440p
- RTX A6000 is 1078% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.71 | 50.88 |
| Recency | 20 April 2017 | 5 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 300 Watt |
Radeon 550 has 500% lower power consumption.
RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 980.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon 550 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.
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