GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 4550

Place in performance ranking	1207	206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	67
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	RV710	GN20-P1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	30 September 2008 (15 years ago)	10 May 2021 (3 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 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	80	2560
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1222 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1485 MHz
Number of transistors	242 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	4.800	118.8
Floating-point performance	0.096 gflops	7.603 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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1310 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	10.48 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.27
+4207%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10137
+4214%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	1−2 −7400%	75 +7400%
1440p	0−1	42
4K	0−1	26

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +0%	59 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	80 +0%	80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +0%	98 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	231 +0%	231 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +0%	35 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	77 +0%	77 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	114 +0%	114 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	105 +0%	105 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	203 +0%	203 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	67 +0%	67 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 +0%	92 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 +0%	90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +0%	50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 +0%	28 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	46 +0%	46 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 +0%	69 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +0%	61 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	139 +0%	139 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +0%	34 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 +0%	10 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how ATI HD 4550 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 7400% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.61	26.27
Recency	30 September 2008	10 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	60 Watt

ATI HD 4550 has 140% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4206.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.