T550 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500
20.01
+60.1%

RX 6500 outperforms T550 Mobile by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking271391
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data37.64
Architectureno dataTuring (2018−2022)
GPU code nameno dataTU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)May 2022 (2 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 coresno data1024
Core clock speedno data1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rateno data106.6
Floating-point processing powerno data3.41 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64

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 3.0 x16

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 data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-7.5

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 20.01
+60.1%
T550 Mobile 12.50

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 7723
+60.1%
T550 Mobile 4824

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 HD80−85
+50.9%
53
−50.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+76%
24−27
−76%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+78.3%
65−70
−78.3%
Hitman 3 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+71.4%
55−60
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+94.1%
30−35
−94.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+42.2%
60−65
−42.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+76%
24−27
−76%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+78.3%
65−70
−78.3%
Hitman 3 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+71.4%
55−60
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+57.1%
42
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+42.2%
60−65
−42.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+76%
24−27
−76%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+62.5%
40−45
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+76.7%
30−33
−76.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+78.3%
65−70
−78.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+125%
20
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+42.2%
60−65
−42.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+134%
45−50
−134%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+80%
65−70
−80%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+129%
45−50
−129%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+0%
36
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 51% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 52 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.01 12.50

RX 6500 has a 60.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the T550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook graphics card while T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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AMD Radeon RX 6500
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