ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs HD 6430M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6430M with Radeon HD 5550, including specs and performance data.

HD 6430M
2011
1 GB DDR3
0.43

HD 5550 outperforms HD 6430M by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12961165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.80
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameSeymourRedwood
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)9 February 2010 (15 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 cores160320
Core clock speed480 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors370 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data39 Watt
Texture fill rate3.8408.800
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPS0.352 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs816
L1 Cache16 KB32 KB
L2 Cache128 KB256 KB

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
Lengthno data165 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

HD 6430M 0.43
ATI HD 5550 0.87
+102%

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.

HD 6430M 192
Samples: 9
ATI HD 5550 383
+99.5%
Samples: 320

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Valorant 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Valorant 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Valorant 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Valorant 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.87
Recency 4 January 2011 9 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB

HD 6430M has an age advantage of 10 months.

ATI HD 5550, on the other hand, has a 102.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon HD 5550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6430M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6430M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 5550 is a desktop one.

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