GeForce GT 550M vs Radeon HD 7660G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7660G and GeForce GT 550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7660G
2012
35 Watt
1.22

GT 550M outperforms HD 7660G by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1056999
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.432.88
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameDevastatorGF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)5 January 2011 (14 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 cores38496
Core clock speed686 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed686 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate16.467.600
Floating-point processing power0.5268 TFLOPS0.1824 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs2416

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
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 SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 API
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

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 7660G 1.22
GT 550M 1.45
+18.9%

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 7660G 473
GT 550M 562
+18.8%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 7660G 1057
+8.6%
GT 550M 974

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 7660G 4523
GT 550M 4782
+5.7%

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:

900p11
−36.4%
15
+36.4%
Full HD15
−53.3%
23
+53.3%
1200p9
−11.1%
10−12
+11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Dota 2 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 9
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Fortnite 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 11
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
World of Tanks 39
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Dota 2 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Valorant 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

This is how HD 7660G and GT 550M compete in popular games:

  • GT 550M is 36% faster in 900p
  • GT 550M is 53% faster in 1080p
  • GT 550M is 11% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7660G is 1400% faster.
  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 550M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7660G is ahead in 3 tests (8%)
  • GT 550M is ahead in 22 tests (56%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 1.45
Recency 15 May 2012 5 January 2011
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm

HD 7660G has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

GT 550M, on the other hand, has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GT 550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7660G in performance tests.

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