RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6550M

Place in the ranking	221	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.79	24.01
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 24	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)	9 August 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 cores	1024	7680
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	2070 MHz
Boost clock speed	2840 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	181.8	619.2
Floating-point processing power	5.816 TFLOPS	39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	16	60

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.0 GB/s	432.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK 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	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 25.04

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 72.43
+189%

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 9717

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28103
+189%

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 −179%	190−200 +179%
1440p	24 −171%	65−70 +171%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	53 −183%	150−160 +183%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −186%	220−230 +186%
Counter-Strike 2	45 −189%	130−140 +189%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	123 −185%	350−400 +185%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −188%	190−200 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −173%	150−160 +173%
Valorant	100−110 −187%	290−300 +187%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −186%	220−230 +186%
Counter-Strike 2	35 −186%	100−105 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%
Dota 2	85−90 −187%	250−260 +187%
Far Cry 5	33 −188%	95−100 +188%
Fortnite	120−130 −178%	350−400 +178%
Forza Horizon 4	101 −187%	290−300 +187%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −179%	240−250 +179%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −188%	190−200 +188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −185%	450−500 +185%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −173%	150−160 +173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −180%	230−240 +180%
Valorant	100−110 −187%	290−300 +187%
World of Tanks	250−260 −170%	700−750 +170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −186%	220−230 +186%
Counter-Strike 2	29 −176%	80−85 +176%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%
Dota 2	85−90 −187%	250−260 +187%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −186%	220−230 +186%
Forza Horizon 4	88 −184%	250−260 +184%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −185%	450−500 +185%
Valorant	100−110 −187%	290−300 +187%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −186%	120−130 +186%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −178%	350−400 +178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
World of Tanks	160−170 −169%	450−500 +169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −184%	210−220 +184%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −168%	110−120 +168%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −176%	160−170 +176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −163%	100−105 +163%
Valorant	65−70 −179%	190−200 +179%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Dota 2	40−45 −173%	120−130 +173%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −173%	120−130 +173%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −186%	220−230 +186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −173%	120−130 +173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Dota 2	40−45 −173%	120−130 +173%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −179%	95−100 +179%
Fortnite	30−35 −181%	90−95 +181%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −182%	110−120 +182%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Valorant	30−35 −188%	95−100 +188%

This is how RX 6550M and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 179% faster in 1080p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 171% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.04	72.43
Recency	4 January 2023	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	210 Watt

RX 6550M has 162.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 189.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6550M is a notebook card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.