Radeon RX 6550S vs UHD Graphics 710
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 790 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) | RDNA 2 (2020−2023) |
| GPU code name | Alder Lake GT1 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 5 January 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 | 128 | 1024 |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 2170 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt (35 - 50 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 10.40 | 153.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3328 gflops | 4.915 gflops |
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 |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 5 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
UHD Graphics 710 has 233.3% lower power consumption.
RX 6550S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 710 and Radeon RX 6550S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 710 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6550S 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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