ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking10711073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.010.01
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF108Redwood
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (11 years old)9 February 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data
Current price$125 (3.1x MSRP)$129
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 620 and ATI HD 5550 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores96320
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors585 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt39 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec8.800
Floating-point performance268.8 gflops352.0 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)165 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s51.2 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/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.

GT 620 0.97
ATI HD 5550 0.97

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%

GT 620 377
+0.3%
ATI HD 5550 376

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 15 May 2012 9 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 39 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 620 and Radeon HD 5550. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
GeForce GT 620
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