ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 285 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 53 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.50 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | GN20-P0 | M12 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 May 2021 (4 years ago) | 1 June 2004 (21 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 | 2048 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 1238 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 210 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 76 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.000 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | AGP 4x |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | 243 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 3.888 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 May 2021 | 1 June 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 130 nm |
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has an age advantage of 16 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Mobility Radeon 9550. We've got no test results to judge.
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