Radeon RX 6550M vs RX 6500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
19.85

RX 6550M outperforms RX 6500 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking278216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.36
Architectureno dataRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data4 January 2023 (1 year 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 coresno data1024
Core clock speedno data2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2840 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,400 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data181.8
Floating-point processing powerno data5.816 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data144.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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.

RX 6500 19.85
RX 6550M 24.93
+25.6%

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.

RX 6500 7649
RX 6550M 9605
+25.6%

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 HD55−60
−34.5%
74
+34.5%
1440p18−20
−27.8%
23
+27.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−27.3%
40−45
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−21.7%
55−60
+21.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−20.8%
60−65
+20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−17.1%
140−150
+17.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
−25.6%
45−50
+25.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−17.7%
110−120
+17.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−20.8%
60−65
+20.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−25.8%
80−85
+25.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−12.1%
100−110
+12.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−27.3%
40−45
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−21.7%
55−60
+21.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−20.8%
60−65
+20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−17.1%
140−150
+17.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
−25.6%
45−50
+25.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−17.7%
110−120
+17.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−21.7%
80−85
+21.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−20.8%
60−65
+20.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−53%
101
+53%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−12.1%
100−110
+12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−27.3%
40−45
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−21.7%
55−60
+21.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−17.1%
140−150
+17.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−8.9%
49
+8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−12.1%
100−110
+12.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−27.3%
140−150
+27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−18.8%
130−140
+18.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Hitman 3 14−16
−26.7%
18−20
+26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−22.3%
120−130
+22.3%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−30%
24−27
+30%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
+0%
88
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 35% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 28% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6550M is 53% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is ahead in 52 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.85 24.93

RX 6550M has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX 6500
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