UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs ATI Radeon HD 4550

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UHD Graphics 24EU UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) UHD Graphics 32EU UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 48EU UHD Graphics 64EU UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4550 with UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4550
2008
256 MB DDR2, 25 Watt
0.61

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms ATI HD 4550 by a whopping 1079% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

ATI HD 4550 HD 4550
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1200542
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.70no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameRV710Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 September 2008 (16 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores8064
Core clock speed600 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Number of transistors242 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.800no data
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data

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 x16no data
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 typeDDR2no data
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed655 MHzno data
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 data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12_1
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-

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 HD1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
1440p1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.00no data
1440p59.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+0%
20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how ATI HD 4550 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 2000% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 1100% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.61 7.19
Recency 30 September 2008 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 55 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 1078.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 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 UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 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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Community ratings

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