ATI Radeon 9550 vs HD 6770M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6770M with Radeon 9550, including specs and performance data.
HD 6770M outperforms ATI 9550 by a whopping 2600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 851 | 1481 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.89 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | RV350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 October 2003 (21 year 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 cores | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 60 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 1.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 4 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 6.4 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 23 | 0−1 |
| Full HD | 25 | 0−1 |
| 1200p | 12 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 40−45
+4100%
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1−2
−4100%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 45−50
+4500%
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1−2
−4500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 20−22 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 12−14 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.16 | 0.08 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 1 October 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
HD 6770M has a 2600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6770M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6770M is a notebook card while Radeon 9550 is a desktop one.
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