ATI Radeon X550 vs ATI HD 5550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5550 and Radeon X550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5550
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 39 Watt
0.98
+654%

ATI HD 5550 outperforms ATI X550 by a whopping 654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11151434
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.72no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameRedwoodRV370
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 February 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2005 (19 years ago)

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 cores320no data
Core clock speed550 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors627 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)39 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.8001.600
Floating-point processing power0.352 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs164

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 1.0 x16
Length165 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s8 GB/s

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 VGA1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.42.0
OpenCL1.2N/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 5550 0.98
+654%
ATI X550 0.13

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 5550 376
+652%
ATI X550 50

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 0.98 0.13
Recency 9 February 2010 1 July 2005
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm

ATI HD 5550 has a 653.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 5550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X550 in performance tests.


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