GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon RX 6550M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6550M and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6550M
2023
4 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
24.93
+4.3%

RX 6550M outperforms RTX 3050 A Mobile by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking216234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.3636.43
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)2024 (recently)

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 cores10241792
Core clock speed2000 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed2840 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate181.875.21
Floating-point processing power5.816 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6456
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Cores1614

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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 24.93
+4.3%
RTX 3050 A Mobile 23.91

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 9605
+4.2%
RTX 3050 A Mobile 9215

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 HD74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
1440p23
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+6.7%
60−65
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+10.8%
130−140
−10.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+13%
100−105
−13%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+6.7%
60−65
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+10.7%
75−80
−10.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+6.7%
60−65
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+10.8%
130−140
−10.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+13%
100−105
−13%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+6.7%
60−65
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+6.3%
95−100
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+10.8%
130−140
−10.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+13%
100−105
−13%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
+10%
80−85
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+6.7%
60−65
−6.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+7.7%
130−140
−7.7%
Hitman 3 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+6.9%
130−140
−6.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+5%
120−130
−5%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

This is how RX 6550M and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 6% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 10% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.93 23.91
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt

RX 6550M has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has 77.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 6550M and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile.


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