ATI Radeon 9800 PRO vs HD 6550D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6550D and Radeon 9800 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6550D
2011
65 Watt
1.04
+593%

HD 6550D outperforms ATI 9800 PRO by a whopping 593% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10991418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.100.22
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameSumoR350
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

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 cores400no data
Core clock speed600 MHz380 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate12.003.040
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs208

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).

InterfaceIGPAGP 8x
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x Molex

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 SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared128 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared340 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data21.76 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0 (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.

HD 6550D 1.04
+593%
ATI 9800 PRO 0.15

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
+578%
ATI 9800 PRO 59

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
+900%
2−3
−900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data199.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how HD 6550D and ATI 9800 PRO compete in popular games:

  • HD 6550D is 900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.15
Recency 20 June 2011 1 March 2003
Chip lithography 32 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 47 Watt

HD 6550D has a 593.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 368.8% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9800 PRO, on the other hand, has 38.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6550D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 PRO in performance tests.


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