Radeon HD 7450A vs HD 6550D

Place in performance ranking	1060	1117
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	0.56
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Llano	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 June 2011 (12 years ago)	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$49	$12.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7450A has 211% better value for money than HD 6550D.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	400	160
Core clock speed	600 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	1000 Million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	5.000
Floating-point performance	no data	200.0 gflops

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).

Interface	IGP	MXM-A (3.0)
Width	IGP	MXM Module

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 type	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 1.03
+39.2%

HD 7450A 0.74

HD 6550D outperforms HD 7450A by 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 6550D 400
+38.9%

HD 7450A 288

HD 6550D outperforms HD 7450A by 39% in Passmark.

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 HD

20
+42.9%

14−16

−42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

This is how HD 6550D and HD 7450A compete in popular games:

HD 6550D is 43% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.03	0.74
Recency	30 June 2011	5 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt