Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 6550D

Place in the ranking	1105	631
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.10	14.10
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Sumo	DG1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 June 2011 (13 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 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	400	768
Core clock speed	600 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	79.20
Floating-point processing power	0.48 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	24
TMUs	20	48

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	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	IGP	no data

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	System Shared	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	68.26 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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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.

HD 6550D 1.01

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 4.99
+394%

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.

HD 6550D 400

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971
+393%

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.

HD 6550D 952

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214
+763%

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	19 −42.1%	27 +42.1%
1440p	4−5 −400%	20 +400%
4K	3−4 −433%	16 +433%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	14−16
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −388%	39 +388%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −450%	33 +450%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	14−16
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6 +50%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −190%	29 +190%
Fortnite	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −313%	33 +313%
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	20
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −183%	16−18 +183%
World of Tanks	24−27 −246%	80−85 +246%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	14−16
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −320%	42 +320%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −263%	29 +263%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%
World of Tanks	5−6 −640%	35−40 +640%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	7−8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Valorant	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −33.3%	20 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	0−1	6−7
Valorant	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%
Valorant	29 +0%	29 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +0%	18 +0%
Valorant	15 +0%	15 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	38 +0%	38 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +0%	11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how HD 6550D and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 42% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 400% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 433% faster in 4K

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 33 tests (62%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (38%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.01	4.99
Recency	20 June 2011	31 October 2020
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has a 394.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe MAX Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6550D is a desktop card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.

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