GeForce GT 550M vs Radeon HD 6930
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6930 with GeForce GT 550M, including specs and performance data.
HD 6930 outperforms GT 550M by a whopping 401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 555 | 1008 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.10 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.69 | 2.85 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | GF108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $180 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1280 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 186 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 60.00 | 7.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.92 TFLOPS | 0.1824 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 80 | 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 220 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 28.8 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 75−80
+400%
| 15
−400%
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| Full HD | 120−130
+400%
| 24
−400%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 1.50 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Fortnite | 4−5
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4−5
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
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| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| Valorant | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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This is how HD 6930 and GT 550M compete in popular games:
- HD 6930 is 400% faster in 900p
- HD 6930 is 400% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 48 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.07 | 1.41 |
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 5 January 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 186 Watt | 35 Watt |
HD 6930 has a 401.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.
GT 550M, on the other hand, has 431.4% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6930 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 550M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6930 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 550M is a notebook one.
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