Radeon HD 8310G vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking768not rated
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.69no data
Power efficiency2.47no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGF116Scrapper Lite
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 March 2011 (15 years ago)July 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192128
Core clock speed900 MHz554 MHz
Boost clock speedno data720 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)116 Watt20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate28.805.760
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.1843 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs328
L1 Cache256 KBno data
L2 Cache384 KBno data

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4.1 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth98.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D 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+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 40 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 20 Watt

HD 8310G has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 480% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 8310G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8310G is a notebook one.

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