ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs GeForce GTS 250M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 250M with Radeon HD 5550, including specs and performance data.
GTS 250M outperforms HD 5550 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1086 | 1179 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.41 | 1.82 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT215 | Redwood |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 9 February 2010 (16 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 cores | 96 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 39 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 8.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.24 TFLOPS | 0.352 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 360 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 165 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | HDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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:
| Full HD | 28
+55.6%
| 18−21
−55.6%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how GTS 250M and ATI HD 5550 compete in popular games:
- GTS 250M is 56% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.24 | 0.92 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 9 February 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 39 Watt |
GTS 250M has a 34.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 39.3% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 5550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTS 250M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5550 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 250M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 5550 is a desktop one.
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