ATI Radeon 9550 vs GeForce GT 420M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 420M with Radeon 9550, including specs and performance data.

GT 420M
2010
1 GB DDR3, 23 Watt
0.94
+1075%

GT 420M outperforms ATI 9550 by a whopping 1075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11551516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.11no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)R300 (2003−2008)
GPU code nameGF108RV350
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (15 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 years ago)

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 cores96no data
Core clock speed500 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors585 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.0001.000
Floating-point processing power0.192 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs164

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.52.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

GT 420M 0.94
+1075%
ATI 9550 0.08

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.

GT 420M Samples: 354 393
+1056%
ATI 9550 Samples: 180 34

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Full HD18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 5−6 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

This is how GT 420M and ATI 9550 compete in popular games:

  • GT 420M is 1100% faster in 900p
  • GT 420M is 1700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.08
Recency 3 September 2010 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm

GT 420M has a 1075% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 420M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 420M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9550 is a desktop one.

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