AMD Radeon HD 6550M vs NVIDIA Quadro M1200

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Performance
Radeon HD 6550M
9931% of 104,598
Quadro M1200435% better
5,3105% of 104,598

The Quadro M1200 has 435% better performance than the Radeon HD 6550M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6550M
No data available
Quadro M1200
No data available

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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 6550M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6550M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q4 2010. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Capilano) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The HD 6550M has 1,024 MB of DDR3 memory, with a 900 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 28.8 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6550M includes 400 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 600 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 20 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 8 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 26 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6550M has the 457th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.95% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the NVIDIA Quadro M1200 GPU

The NVIDIA Quadro M1200 is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2017. It is built on the Maxwell GPU microarchitecture (codename GM107) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

The M1200 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,253 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 80.19 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The M1200 includes 640 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 991 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,148 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 40 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 16 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The M1200 has the 241st best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 5.08% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Maxwell
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ4 2010Q1 2017
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 6550M or the NVIDIA Quadro M1200.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 6550M
9931% of 104,598
Quadro M1200435% better
5,3105% of 104,598

The Quadro M1200 has 435% better performance than the Radeon HD 6550M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 6550M is ranked 457th with a score of 993, and the Quadro M1200 is ranked 241st with a score of 5,310.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6550M
No data available
Quadro M1200
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon HD 6550M and the Quadro M1200 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon Pro 4555,388+443%
FirePro M61005,369+441%
Quadro M12005,310+435%
Radeon Pro 5605,305+434%
GeForce GTX 960M5,278+432%
GeForce GT 630M1,035+4%
NVS 5200M1,008+2%
Radeon HD 6550M993
GeForce GT 550M973.5-2%
Radeon HD 7650M945.5-5%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon HD 6550M orQuadro M1200
GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
3DMark Time Spy Score
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1,290
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
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27,557
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
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4,141.5
3DMark 11 Performance Score
1,100
5,514.5
(+401.32%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
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108.2
PassMark G3D Mark
9,462
(+189%)
3,274
PassMark G2D Mark
463
(+46.06%)
317
Unigine Heaven 3.0 DirectX 11
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30.1
Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
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28.9
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
CodenameCapilanoGM107
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Maxwell
Process Size40 nm28 nm
Transistors627 million1,870 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
Memory Size1,024 MB4 GB
Memory TypeDDR3GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth28.8 Gb/s80.19 Gb/s
Memory Clock900 MHz1,253 MHz
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
L1 Cache8 KB64 KB
L2 Cache256 KB2 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
Bus InterfaceMXM-IIMXM-A (3.0)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)26 W45 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
Stream Processors (SP)400--
CUDA Cores--640
Compute Units (CU)5--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)2040
Render Output Units (ROP)816
Core Clock Speed600 MHz991 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)--1,148 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
Pixel Fill Rate4.8 GPixel/s18.37 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate12 GTexel/s45.92 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance480 GFLOPS1,469 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance--45.92 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 6550MQuadro M1200
DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
OpenCL1.23.0
OpenGL4.44.6
Shader Model5.06.7 (5.1)

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.