ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs FirePro M4170

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M4170 with Radeon HD 4550, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M4170
2015
1 GB GDDR5
2.69
+408%

M4170 outperforms HD 4550 by a whopping 408% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking8231264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.71
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameOpalRV710
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date23 April 2015 (10 years ago)30 September 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38480
Core clock speed825 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rate21.604.800
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs248
L1 Cache96 KB16 KB
L2 Cache256 KB64 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz655 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s10.48 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)4.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)1.1
Vulkan1.2.170N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro M4170 2.69
+408%
ATI HD 4550 0.53

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M4170 1188
+406%
Samples: 24
ATI HD 4550 235
Samples: 482

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.69 0.53
Recency 23 April 2015 30 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

FirePro M4170 has a 407.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro M4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M4170 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop one.

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