Radeon 550 vs HD 7670M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7670M with Radeon 550, including specs and performance data.

HD 7670M
2012
2 GB DDR3, 20 Watt
1.19

550 outperforms HD 7670M by a whopping 350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1059618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.034.37
Power efficiency4.187.51
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameThamesLexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 February 2012 (13 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$629.99 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Radeon 550 has 14467% better value for money than HD 7670M.

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 cores480512
Core clock speed600 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors716 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate14.4037.86
Floating-point processing power0.576 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs2432

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 sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s56 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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 7670M 1.19
Radeon 550 5.35
+350%

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 7670M 468
Radeon 550 2104
+350%

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:

900p17
−341%
75−80
+341%
Full HD20
−325%
85−90
+325%

Cost per frame, $

1080p31.50
−3289%
0.93
+3289%
  • Radeon 550 has 3289% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Valorant 30−35
−324%
140−150
+324%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 46
−335%
200−210
+335%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Dota 2 16−18
−338%
70−75
+338%
Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Valorant 30−35
−324%
140−150
+324%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Dota 2 16−18
−338%
70−75
+338%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Valorant 30−35
−324%
140−150
+324%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Valorant 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Valorant 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

This is how HD 7670M and Radeon 550 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 550 is 341% faster in 900p
  • Radeon 550 is 325% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 5.35
Recency 17 February 2012 20 April 2017
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 50 Watt

HD 7670M has 150% lower power consumption.

Radeon 550, on the other hand, has a 349.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7670M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7670M is a notebook card while Radeon 550 is a desktop one.

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