Radeon HD 7550M vs GeForce 9700M GTS

Place in performance ranking	1123	1014
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.01	0.04
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	NB9E-GS	Thames-LP / Pro
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years old)	7 January 2012 (12 years old)
Current price	$230	$338

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7550M has 300% better value for money than 9700M GTS.

Technical specs

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	400
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	530 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	550 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.72	12.00
Floating-point performance	127.2 gflops	480.0 gflops
Gigaflops	180	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 9700M GTS and Radeon HD 7550M 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	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

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	GDDR3	GDDR5 / DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	3200 / 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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

API support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9700M GTS 0.72

HD 7550M 1.20
+66.7%

Radeon HD 7550M outperforms GeForce 9700M GTS by 67% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9700M GTS 278

HD 7550M 464
+66.9%

Radeon HD 7550M outperforms GeForce 9700M GTS by 67% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9700M GTS 2825

HD 7550M 2927
+3.6%

Radeon HD 7550M outperforms GeForce 9700M GTS by 4% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

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

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7550M is 100% faster than the 9700M GTS.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 7550M is ahead in 16 tests (64%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (36%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	0.72	1.20
Recency	15 July 2008	7 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	14 Watt