ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs Quadro FX 4600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 4600 with Radeon HD 4550, including specs and performance data.

FX 4600
2007
768 MB GDDR3, 134 Watt
1.10
+80.3%

FX 4600 outperforms ATI HD 4550 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10841202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.571.68
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG80RV710
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years ago)30 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 4600 and ATI HD 4550 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores9680
Core clock speed500 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors681 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate24.004.800
Floating-point processing power0.2304 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs248

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount768 MB256 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz655 MHz
Memory bandwidth67.2 GB/s10.48 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 4600 1.10
+80.3%
ATI HD 4550 0.61

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.

FX 4600 425
+80.9%
ATI HD 4550 235

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 0.61
Recency 5 March 2007 30 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 25 Watt

FX 4600 has a 80.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI HD 4550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 436% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 4600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop one.


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