ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 vs ATI HD 3470
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | M92 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 242 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 4.400 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.064 gflops | 0.088 gflops |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1900 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 15.2 GB/s | 11.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 January 2008 | 1 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
ATI Mobility HD 4550 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3470 and Mobility Radeon HD 4550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3470 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 4550 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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