GeForce 9500 GS vs Radeon HD 6550D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6550D and GeForce 9500 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6550D
2011
65 Watt
1.03
+83.9%

HD 6550D outperforms 9500 GS by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11081226
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.090.97
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameSumoG96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 June 2011 (13 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 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 cores40032
Core clock speed600 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate12.008.800
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS0.088 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2016

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGP1-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 typeSystem SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared504 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16.13 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

HD 6550D 1.03
+83.9%
9500 GS 0.56

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 6550D 400
+86%
9500 GS 215

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 HD20
+100%
10−12
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Valorant 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Valorant 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Valorant 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how HD 6550D and 9500 GS compete in popular games:

  • HD 6550D is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.56
Recency 20 June 2011 29 July 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 40 Watt

HD 6550D has a 83.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

9500 GS, on the other hand, has 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6550D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GS in performance tests.

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