Radeon HD 6550A vs RX 7600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7600 with Radeon HD 6550A, including specs and performance data.

RX 7600
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
42.76
+2237%

RX 7600 outperforms HD 6550A by a whopping 2237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking89913
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation92.13no data
Power efficiency18.703.77
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameNavi 33Pinewood
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 May 2023 (1 year ago)7 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$269 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2048480
Core clock speed1720 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed2655 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,300 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate339.813.20
Floating-point processing power21.75 TFLOPS0.528 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs12824
Ray Tracing Cores32no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8MXM-A (3.0)
Length204 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s25.6 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1No outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.75.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.3N/A

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 7600 42.76
+2237%
HD 6550A 1.83

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 7600 16499
+2234%
HD 6550A 707

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 HD145
+2317%
6−7
−2317%
1440p73
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
4K37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 148
+2367%
6−7
−2367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+2620%
5−6
−2620%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+2733%
3−4
−2733%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
+2240%
5−6
−2240%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+2500%
4−5
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+2388%
8−9
−2388%
Hitman 3 90−95
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+2371%
7−8
−2371%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+2540%
5−6
−2540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+2300%
4−5
−2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+2533%
6−7
−2533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+2560%
5−6
−2560%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+2620%
5−6
−2620%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+2733%
3−4
−2733%
Cyberpunk 2077 100
+2400%
4−5
−2400%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+2500%
4−5
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+2388%
8−9
−2388%
Hitman 3 90−95
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+2371%
7−8
−2371%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+2540%
5−6
−2540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+2300%
4−5
−2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230
+2456%
9−10
−2456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+2560%
5−6
−2560%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+2733%
3−4
−2733%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+2388%
8−9
−2388%
Hitman 3 90−95
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 172
+2357%
7−8
−2357%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 199
+2388%
8−9
−2388%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 123
+2360%
5−6
−2360%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+2560%
5−6
−2560%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+2300%
4−5
−2300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+2489%
9−10
−2489%
Hitman 3 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 127
+2440%
5−6
−2440%
Metro Exodus 118
+2260%
5−6
−2260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+2480%
5−6
−2480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
+2767%
3−4
−2767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+2413%
8−9
−2413%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Hitman 3 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+2275%
8−9
−2275%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 69
+3350%
2−3
−3350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

This is how RX 7600 and HD 6550A compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 is 2317% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600 is 2333% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7600 is 3600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.76 1.83
Recency 24 May 2023 7 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 35 Watt

RX 7600 has a 2236.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6550A, on the other hand, has 371.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550A in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7600 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6550A is a notebook one.


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

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