AMD Radeon RX 6550M videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 6550M

Radeon RX 6550M videocard released by AMD; release date: 4 Jan 2023. The videocard is based on RDNA 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed Navi 24.

Core clock speed - 2000 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2840 MHz. Texture fill rate - 181.8 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 1024. Manufacturing process technology - 6 nm. Transistors count - 5400 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 80 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 64 bit. Memory clock speed - 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 144.0 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
473
PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38529
9605
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345391
45316
Name Value
PassMark - G2D Mark 473
PassMark - G3D Mark 9605
Geekbench - OpenCL 45316

Games performance

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x108062.80
Medium, 1920x108045.90
High, 1920x108034.70
Ultra, 1920x108028.60
QHD, 2560x144017.30

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108061.60
Medium, 1920x108052.90
High, 1920x108044.70
Ultra, 1920x108043.00
QHD, 2560x144029.00

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080132.50
Medium, 1920x1080120.80
High, 1920x108087.50
Ultra, 1920x108019.30
QHD, 2560x144011.30

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x1080124.10
Medium, 1920x108095.50
High, 1920x108059.70
Ultra, 1920x108030.30
QHD, 2560x144027.20

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720319.00
Medium, 1920x1080122.50
High, 1920x1080101.10
Ultra, 1920x108088.40

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720115.00
Medium, 1920x108091.00
High, 1920x108084.00
Ultra, 1920x108079.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72053.70
Medium, 1920x108041.20
High, 1920x108033.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720129.30
Medium, 1920x108067.40
High, 1920x108047.80
QHD31.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720137.10
Medium, 1366x768127.30
High, 1920x1080112.30
Ultra, 1920x1080103.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768277.20
Medium, 1366x768171.50
High, 1920x108083.20
Ultra, 1920x108049.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0
Code name Navi 24
Launch date 4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating 208

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2840 MHz
Compute units 16
Core clock speed 2000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm
Pipelines 1024
Pixel fill rate 90.88 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 181.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt
Transistor count 5400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor IGP
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.2
OpenGL 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 144.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6