ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

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Combined performance score

GTX 1650 SUPER
26.17
+2598%

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 5550 by 2598% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1891073
Place by popularity50not in top-100
Value for money27.050.01
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameTU116Redwood
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 October 2019 (4 years old)9 February 2010 (14 years old)
Current price$206 $129
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 SUPER has 270400% better value for money than ATI HD 5550.

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 cores1280320
Core clock speed1530 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,600 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt39 Watt
Texture fill rate138.08.800
Floating-point performanceno data352.0 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm165 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI++

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA7.5no 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.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.17
+2598%
ATI HD 5550 0.97

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 5550 by 2598% in our combined 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%

GTX 1650 SUPER 10143
+2598%
ATI HD 5550 376

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 5550 by 2598% in Passmark.

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 HD72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
1440p36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
4K220−1

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 63
+3050%
2−3
−3050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Battlefield 5 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+3350%
2−3
−3350%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
Far Cry 5 93
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Far Cry New Dawn 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Hitman 3 105
+3400%
3−4
−3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85
+2733%
3−4
−2733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+3450%
2−3
−3450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26 0−1
Battlefield 5 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+3350%
2−3
−3350%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Far Cry 5 86
+2767%
3−4
−2767%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+2667%
3−4
−2667%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Hitman 3 83
+2667%
3−4
−2667%
Horizon Zero Dawn 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Metro Exodus 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15 0−1
Battlefield 5 57
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Far Cry 5 79
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Hitman 3 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 39
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Metro Exodus 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+3900%
1−2
−3900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13 0−1
Battlefield 5 42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Cyberpunk 2077 20 0−1
Far Cry 5 54
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 0−1
Hitman 3 25 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5 0−1
Metro Exodus 16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+3100%
1−2
−3100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5 0−1
Battlefield 5 24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3 0−1
Far Cry 5 24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8 0−1

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and ATI HD 5550 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 3500% faster than ATI HD 5550

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 3500% faster than ATI HD 5550

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 26.17 0.97
Recency 29 October 2019 9 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 39 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5550 in performance tests.


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