Radeon RX 6550S vs Sky 500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 459 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.80 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 March 2013 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years 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 | 1280 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.00 | 153.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.432 TFLOPS | 4.915 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 154 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2013 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 6550S has an age advantage of 9 years, a 367% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Sky 500 and Radeon RX 6550S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6550S is a notebook one.
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