Radeon 550X vs HD Graphics 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 5500 with Radeon 550X, including specs and performance data.
550X outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by a whopping 154% 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 | 1036 | 770 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.08 | 5.40 |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Broadwell GT2 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 September 2014 (11 years ago) | 27 March 2019 (6 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 | 192 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1082 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1218 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,300 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.40 | 38.98 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3264 TFLOPS | 1.247 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 112.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
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:
| 900p | 13
−131%
| 30−35
+131%
|
| Full HD | 11
−145%
| 27−30
+145%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−150%
|
85−90
+150%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20
−150%
|
50−55
+150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Dota 2 | 14
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−150%
|
85−90
+150%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Dota 2 | 13
−131%
|
30−33
+131%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−150%
|
85−90
+150%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−133%
|
21−24
+133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
This is how HD Graphics 5500 and Radeon 550X compete in popular games:
- Radeon 550X is 131% faster in 900p
- Radeon 550X is 145% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.37 | 3.48 |
| Recency | 5 September 2014 | 27 March 2019 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
HD Graphics 5500 has 233.3% lower power consumption.
Radeon 550X, on the other hand, has a 154% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.
The Radeon 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 5500 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 550X is a desktop one.
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