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AMD Radeon HD 6550M

AMD Radeon HD 6550M

The AMD Radeon HD 6550M (or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550) is a renamed version of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. As the 5650, the HD6550M supports DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0, OpenGL 4.1, OpenCL 1.1, and Directcompute 11. The integrated video processor is still an UVD 2.2 for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 video decoding.

The gaming performance should be somewhere between a HD 5650 and a HD 5730 depending on the used graphics memory. Therfore, demanding games like Risen or Battlefield Bad Company 2 can be played in medium to high details fluently. Less demanding games like Fifa 11 should run fluently in Full HD resolution and maximum detail settings.

The power consumption is between 15-30 Watt for the chip (according to AMD). This fits perfectly the HD 5650 (15-19 Watt) and 5730 (26 Watt) and is therefore best suited for 15" laptops.

Radeon HD 6500M Series

Radeon HD 6570M compare 400 @ 0.65 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6550M 400 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6530M compare 400 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameCapilano-PRO
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines400 - unified
Core Speed600 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement26.11.2010
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 28410     avg: 31251     median: 31250.5 (32%)     max: 34091 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 21833     avg: 22001     median: 21972.5 (11%)     max: 22227 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13983     avg: 14084     median: 14043 (15%)     max: 14225 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 +
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 32.39     avg: 32.5     median: 32.4 (11%)     max: 32.52 fps
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 800x600
76.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
57.8  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
42.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
22.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
258.5 277 ~ 268 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1024x768
147.6 151 ~ 149 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1360x768
84.4 89 ~ 87 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
47.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
61.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
40.9 42.4 ~ 42 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1360x768
32.5 32.8 ~ 33 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
20  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
184.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
42.3 45.6 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
26.1 29.4 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 800x600
56.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
26.1  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
13.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
4.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
med. 1366x768
47.9 48.8 ~ 48 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1366x768
32.8 33.5 ~ 33 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
14.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 800x600
125.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
45.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
69.1 72.2 ~ 71 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1024x768
34.7 35.7 35.9 ~ 35 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1366x768
24.6 26 29 ~ 27 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
16.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
98.7  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
48.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
27  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
69.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
36.9 47.7 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
29.2 31.5 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
51.9 91.1 ~ 72 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
34.5 59.9 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
24.3 29.2 ~ 27 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.7  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
125.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
29.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
144.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
76.7  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
50.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
164.5  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
105.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
98.6  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
47.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
97.9 206 ~ 152 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
63.5 68.5 ~ 66 fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
35  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
98.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
60.6  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
31.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
106.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
53.4  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
25.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops76.357.842.722.9
Fifa 112681498747.2
Mafia 261.5423320
StarCraft 2184.8442815.8
Metro 203356.826.113.94.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 263.8483314.7
CoD Modern Warfare 2125.845.937.623.4
Risen71352716.8
Resident Evil 598.748.127
Need for Speed Shift69.3423019.7
Colin McRae: DIRT 272472715.7
Anno 1404125.129.2
F.E.A.R. 2144.176.750.426.3
Left 4 Dead164.5105.7
Far Cry 298.647.115
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare1526635
Crysis - GPU Benchmark98.160.631.18.2
Crysis - CPU Benchmark106.353.425.97.5
Call of Juarez Benchmark28.4
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark189
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Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 6550M graphics card

 

Review Acer Aspire 3820TG Subnotebook (HD6550)

Radeon Refresh. Acer's 13" subnotebook is popular among gamers, but does it really pack enough processing and graphics-rendering power in such a small case? Wi...
Intel Core i5-480M | AMD Radeon HD 6550M | 13.30" | 1.8 kg
 

Review Acer Aspire 4820TG (i7/HD 6550) Notebook

Radeon Update. Acer equips the luxury version of its TimelineX with a 160 GB Intel SSD, a Core i7 and a brand new Radeon HD 6550. Will the 14 inch notebook add ...
Intel Core i7-640M | AMD Radeon HD 6550M | 14.10" | 2.1 kg

HP Pavilion dv6-3298: Intel Core i5-480M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-3298

Acer Aspire 4820TG-6847: Intel Core i5-480M, 14.00", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 4820TG-6847

Acer Aspire 3820TG-484G75Nks: Intel Core i5-480M, 13.30", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 3820TG-484G75Nks

Acer Aspire 5820TG-484G75Mnks : Intel Core i5-480M, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5820TG-484G75Mnks

Acer Aspire 4820TG-464G75Mnks: Intel Core i5-460M, 14.00", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 4820TG-464G75Mnks

Acer Aspire 5820TG-484G64Miks: Intel Core i5-480M, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5820TG-484G64Miks

Acer Aspire 4820TG-644G16Mnks: Intel Core i7-640M, 14.10", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 4820TG-644G16Mnks

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Radeon PRO W6600M *

Class 3

UHD Graphics 32EUs
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* Approximate position of the graphics adapter