Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GT 550M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 76 days older than GeForce GT 550M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 35 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 121% better in F1 22 than GeForce GT 550M - 84 vs 38 FPS
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
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Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
GeForce 500M | Generation | Northern Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
740 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |