AMD Radeon Pro W6600X vs AMD Radeon 550

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W6600X and AMD Radeon 550 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon Pro W6600X

AMD Radeon 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W6600X

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 88% higher core clock speed: 2068 MHz vs 1100 MHz
2.1x more boost clock speed: 2479 MHz vs 1183 MHz
8.4x more texture fill rate: 317.3 GTexel/s vs 37.86 GTexel/s
4x more pipelines: 2048 vs 512
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 7 Gbps effective

Launch date	3 Aug 2021 vs 20 Apr 2017
Core clock speed	2068 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	2479 MHz vs 1183 MHz
Texture fill rate	317.3 GTexel/s vs 37.86 GTexel/s
Pipelines	2048 vs 512
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 7 Gbps effective

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon 550

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W6600X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon 550

Name	AMD Radeon Pro W6600X	AMD Radeon 550
Geekbench - OpenCL	67420
PassMark - G2D Mark		466
PassMark - G3D Mark		2121

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro W6600X	AMD Radeon 550
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Navi 23	Lexa
Launch date	3 Aug 2021	20 Apr 2017
Place in performance rating	299	300
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2479 MHz	1183 MHz
Compute units	32	8
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	2048	512
Pixel fill rate	158.7 GPixel/s	18.93 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	317.3 GTexel/s	37.86 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	11060 million	2200 million
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance		75.71 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance		1,211 GFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance		1,211 GFLOPS
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	Apple MPX	PCIe 3.0 x8
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	250 Watt
Length		145 mm, 5.7 inches
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_0)
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7 (6.4)
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	56.00 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective	1750 MHz, 7 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5