Radeon HD 8550M vs GeForce 705M

Place in performance ranking	1028	955
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	0.06
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GF119	Sun
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	16 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$163	$338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 705M has 33% better value for money than HD 8550M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	384
Core clock speed	775 MHz	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	850 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	5.904	17.00
Floating-point performance	141.7 gflops	544.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 705M and Radeon HD 8550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	1−2

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	1−2
Hitman 3	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	1−2

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	1−2
Metro Exodus	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%