ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs ATI FirePro V5800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V5800 with Radeon HD 4550, including specs and performance data.

ATI V5800
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 74 Watt
3.20
+504%

ATI V5800 outperforms ATI HD 4550 by a whopping 504% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7661257
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.17no data
Power efficiency3.481.71
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameJuniperRV710
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date26 April 2010 (15 years ago)30 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$479 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

ATI V5800 and ATI HD 4550 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores80080
Core clock speed690 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)74 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate27.604.800
Floating-point processing power1.104 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408
L1 Cache80 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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

ATI V5800 3.20
+504%
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.

ATI V5800 1415
+502%
ATI HD 4550 Samples: 482 235

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 3.20 0.53
Recency 26 April 2010 30 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 25 Watt

ATI V5800 has a 503.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4550, on the other hand, has 196% lower power consumption.

The FirePro V5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V5800 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop one.

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