Radeon RX 6550M performance debut: Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 laptop review
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS | AMD Radeon RX 6550M | 16.00" | 1.8 kg
The AMD Radeon RX 6550M is a mobile entry-level graphics card based on the Navi 24 chip (RDNA 2 architecture) manufactured in the modern 6nm process. It features 1024 cores (16 CUs - compute units) and 4 GB of fast GDDR6 graphics memory connected with a 64 Bit memory bus. The chip also includes 16 MB Infinity Cache. The game clock speed is specified at 2560 MHz. Compared to the RX 6500M, the 6550M offers an increased core clock (+17%) but the memory bus i cut in half (64 versus 128 Bit).
The performance should be slightly higher than an average RX 6500M, as long as the memory bandwidth reduction wont has a too big impact.
The Navi 24 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the modern 6nm process and should offer a good energy efficiency. The RX6550M is specified at a TDP of 50 - 80 Watt and therefore best suited for normal multimedia laptops.
Radeon RX 6000M Series
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Architecture | RDNA 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 1024 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 2000 - 2560 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical Performance | 11.6 TFLOPS FP16, 5.8 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cache | L2: 1 MB, L3: 16 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 18000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 5.4 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Die Size | 107 mm² | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 6 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | Radeon Media Engine (H.264, H.265, AV1 en- and decode) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 05.01.2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
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 | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty | 62.8 | 45.9 | 34.7 | 28.6 | 17.3 | |
Baldur's Gate 3 | 61.6 | 52.9 | 44.7 | 43 | 29 | |
F1 22 | 132.5 | 120.8 | 87.5 | 19.3 | 11.3 | |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 124.1 | 95.5 | 59.7 | 30.3 | 27.2 | |
Strange Brigade | 319 | 122.5 | 101.1 | 88.4 | ||
Far Cry 5 | 115 | 91 | 84 | 79 | ||
X-Plane 11.11 | 53.7 | 41.2 | 33 | |||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 129.3 | 67.4 | 47.8 | 31.2 | ||
Dota 2 Reborn | 137.1 | 127.3 | 112.3 | 103 | ||
The Witcher 3 | 277.2 | 171.5 | 83.2 | 49.4 | ||
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 3 6 | 3 3 4 | 5 5 | 2 3 3 | 4 1 | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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