GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon RX 6550M

Place in the ranking	218	196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.57	44.61
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 24	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)	2024 (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 cores	1024	1792
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	2840 MHz	1343 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	181.8	75.21
Floating-point processing power	5.816 TFLOPS	4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	64	56
Tensor Cores	no data	56
Ray Tracing Cores	16	14

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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.0 GB/s	192.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 6550M 25.07

RTX 3050 A Mobile 29.16
+16.3%

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 6550M 9638

RTX 3050 A Mobile 11210
+16.3%

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	68 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
1440p	24 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	53 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Elden Ring	80−85 −15.9%	95−100 +15.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	45 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Forza Horizon 4	123 −13.8%	140−150 +13.8%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −13.6%	75−80 +13.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Valorant	100−110 −8.9%	110−120 +8.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	35 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Dota 2	85−90 −16.3%	100−105 +16.3%
Elden Ring	80−85 −15.9%	95−100 +15.9%
Far Cry 5	33 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Fortnite	120−130 −11.1%	140−150 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	101 −8.9%	110−120 +8.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −16.3%	100−105 +16.3%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −13.6%	75−80 +13.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −14.6%	180−190 +14.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −11.1%	90−95 +11.1%
Valorant	100−110 −8.9%	110−120 +8.9%
World of Tanks	250−260 −16.3%	300−310 +16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	29 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Dota 2	85−90 −16.3%	100−105 +16.3%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Forza Horizon 4	88 −13.6%	100−105 +13.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −14.6%	180−190 +14.6%
Valorant	100−110 −8.9%	110−120 +8.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Elden Ring	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −14.3%	200−210 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
World of Tanks	160−170 −14.5%	190−200 +14.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −10%	55−60 +10%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −9.6%	80−85 +9.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −11.9%	75−80 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −14%	65−70 +14%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Valorant	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Dota 2	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Elden Ring	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −16.3%	50−55 +16.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Dota 2	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Fortnite	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%
Valorant	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%