RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs ATI Radeon HD 4550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4550 with RTX 6000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms ATI HD 4550 by a whopping 12032% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1222 | 20 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 7.98 |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | 16.90 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | RV710 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 September 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 December 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | $6,799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
ATI HD 4550 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation 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 cores | 80 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2505 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 1,423 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.096 TFLOPS | 91.06 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 192 |
| TMUs | 8 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 142 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 655 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.48 GB/s | 960.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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
−18200%
| 183
+18200%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−15900%
| 160
+15900%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 109 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 59.00
−58.8%
| 37.15
+58.8%
|
| 1440p | 59.00
−38.8%
| 42.49
+38.8%
|
| 4K | no data | 62.38 |
- RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 59% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 39% lower cost per frame in 1440p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 489
+0%
|
489
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 260
+0%
|
260
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 219
+0%
|
219
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 184
+0%
|
184
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how ATI HD 4550 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:
- RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 18200% faster in 1080p
- RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 15900% faster in 1440p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.59 | 71.58 |
| Recency | 30 September 2008 | 3 December 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 300 Watt |
ATI HD 4550 has 1100% lower power consumption.
RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 12032.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 6000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 6000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
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