Radeon HD 8550M vs Quadro FX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 570 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.

FX 570
2007, $199
256 MB DDR2, 38 Watt
0.61

HD 8550M outperforms FX 570 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12551049
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.23no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameG84Sun
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 September 2007 (18 years ago)13 July 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 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 cores16320
Core clock speed460 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistors289 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)38 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.68017.00
Floating-point processing power0.02944 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs820
L1 Cacheno data80 KB
L2 Cache32 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 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR2DDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors2x DVINo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.1-

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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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
+0%
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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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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14−16
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Valorant 5−6
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5−6
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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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
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
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
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
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 0.61 1.35
Recency 12 September 2007 13 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 28 nm

HD 8550M has a 121.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 570 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 570 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook one.

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