Radeon HD 6550A vs HD 7870 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870 XT with Radeon HD 6550A, including specs and performance data.

HD 7870 XT
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
11.58
+533%

HD 7870 XT outperforms HD 6550A by a whopping 533% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking407913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.48no data
Power efficiency4.523.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameTahitiPinewood
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 November 2012 (11 years ago)7 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1536480
Core clock speed925 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate93.6013.20
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS0.528 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs9624

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s25.6 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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 7870 XT 11.58
+533%
HD 6550A 1.83

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 7870 XT 4469
+532%
HD 6550A 707

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.58 1.83
Recency 19 November 2012 7 February 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 35 Watt

HD 7870 XT has a 532.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6550A, on the other hand, has 428.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7870 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550A in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7870 XT is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6550A is a notebook 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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