Mobility Radeon HD 4550 vs GeForce GT 520M
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1121 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.01 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | N12P-GP/LV | M92 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59.99 | no data |
| Current price | $237 (4x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 80 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 740 / 600 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 242 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 5.9 billion/sec | 4.400 |
| Floating-point performance | 129.02 gflops | 88 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 520M and Mobility Radeon HD 4550 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.
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 11.2 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 | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 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.
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%
GeForce GT 520M outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4550 by 117% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 1 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520M and Mobility Radeon HD 4550. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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