Radeon HD 8550M vs Quadro 7000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 7000 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 7000
2012, $14,499
6 GB GDDR5, 204 Watt
8.38
+521%

7000 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 521% 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 ranking5421050
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.16no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGF110Sun
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date2 May 2012 (13 years ago)13 July 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$14,499 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 cores512320
Core clock speed651 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Wattno data
Texture fill rate41.6617.00
Floating-point processing power1.3322 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs6420
L1 Cache896 KB80 KB
L2 Cache768 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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed851 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth163.4 GB/s14.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

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
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0-

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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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 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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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
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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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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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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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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
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra

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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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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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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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
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30−35
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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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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Valorant 5−6
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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Far Cry 5 1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
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1−2
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
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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
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.38 1.35
Recency 2 May 2012 13 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

Quadro 7000 has a 520.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 8550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro 7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 7000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook one.

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