Radeon HD 8550M vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012, $999
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
13.12
+872%

GTX 690 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 872% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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HD 8550M HD 8550M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4201056
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.29no data
Power efficiency3.37no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Sun
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 May 2012 (13 years ago)13 July 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3072 ×2320
Core clock speed915 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Wattno data
Texture fill rate130.4 ×217.00
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS ×20.544 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×28
TMUs128 ×220
L1 Cache128 KB80 KB
L2 Cache512 KB128 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length279 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×21 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s ×214.4 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMIYes (via dongle)-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision Live+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
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9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 5−6
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5−6
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 7−8
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7−8
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4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.12 1.35
Recency 3 May 2012 13 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 1 GB

GTX 690 has a 871.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 8550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook one.

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