Radeon RX 7900M vs RX 6550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6550M and Radeon RX 7900M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6550M
2023
4 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
24.93

RX 7900M outperforms RX 6550M by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking21633
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.3522.69
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)19 October 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 cores10244608
Core clock speed2000 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed2840 MHz2090 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate181.8601.9
Floating-point processing power5.816 TFLOPS38.52 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs64288
Ray Tracing Cores1672

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 sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s576.0 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
OpenCL2.22.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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 6550M 24.93
RX 7900M 59.59
+139%

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
RX 7900M 22956
+139%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6550M 20506
RX 7900M 59943
+192%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6550M 14696
RX 7900M 50241
+242%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 6550M 4546
RX 7900M 19434
+327%

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
−126%
167
+126%
1440p23
−422%
120
+422%
4K40−45
−148%
99
+148%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−138%
95−100
+138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−128%
180−190
+128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−116%
100−110
+116%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−138%
95−100
+138%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−94.6%
100−110
+94.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−116%
130−140
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−55.6%
220−230
+55.6%
Hitman 3 45−50
−141%
110−120
+141%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−92.9%
210−220
+92.9%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−82.1%
150−160
+82.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−78.1%
110−120
+78.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−176%
220−230
+176%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−44.1%
140−150
+44.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−128%
180−190
+128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−116%
100−110
+116%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−138%
95−100
+138%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−94.6%
100−110
+94.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−116%
130−140
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−55.6%
220−230
+55.6%
Hitman 3 45−50
−141%
110−120
+141%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−92.9%
210−220
+92.9%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−82.1%
150−160
+82.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−78.1%
110−120
+78.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
−127%
220−230
+127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−125%
110−120
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−44.1%
140−150
+44.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−116%
100−110
+116%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−138%
95−100
+138%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−94.6%
100−110
+94.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−55.6%
220−230
+55.6%
Hitman 3 45−50
−141%
110−120
+141%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−92.9%
210−220
+92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
−291%
344
+291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
−243%
168
+243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−44.1%
140−150
+44.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−78.1%
110−120
+78.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−162%
120−130
+162%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−141%
85−90
+141%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−160%
65−70
+160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−188%
65−70
+188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−143%
65−70
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−139%
65−70
+139%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−92.9%
270−280
+92.9%
Hitman 3 27−30
−179%
80−85
+179%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−172%
130−140
+172%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−370%
249
+370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−64.7%
220−230
+64.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−139%
95−100
+139%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−167%
60−65
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−184%
50−55
+184%
Hitman 3 18−20
−153%
45−50
+153%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−73%
210−220
+73%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−196%
80−85
+196%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−346%
116
+346%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−193%
40−45
+193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−223%
40−45
+223%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−193%
40−45
+193%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−171%
35−40
+171%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−159%
85−90
+159%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−337%
131
+337%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−200%
30−35
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−167%
55−60
+167%

This is how RX 6550M and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 126% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 422% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 148% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 370% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900M surpassed RX 6550M in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.93 59.59
Recency 4 January 2023 19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 180 Watt

RX 6550M has 125% lower power consumption.

RX 7900M, on the other hand, has a 139% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6550M in performance tests.


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