GeForce 9200M vs ATI Radeon HD 4550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4550 with GeForce 9200M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4550
2008
256 MB DDR2, 25 Watt
0.61
+64.9%

ATI HD 4550 outperforms 9200M by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12021271
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.672.11
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameRV710C79
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 September 2008 (16 years ago)15 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores8016
Core clock speed600 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors242 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate4.8003.600
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPS0.0384 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed655 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth10.48 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

ATI HD 4550 0.61
+64.9%
GeForce 9200M 0.37

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.

ATI HD 4550 235
+64.3%
GeForce 9200M 143

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 0.61 0.37
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 12 Watt

ATI HD 4550 has a 64.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 9200M, on the other hand, has 108.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9200M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop card while GeForce 9200M 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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