HD 7550M vs HD 8450G

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Combined performance score

HD 8450G
0.90

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 33% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking10821013
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.020.04
ArchitectureTerascale 3 (2010−2013)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRichlandThames-LP / Pro
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2013 (11 years old)7 January 2012 (12 years old)
Current price$338 $338
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7550M has 100% better value for money than HD 8450G.

Technical specs

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 cores192400
Core clock speed533 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed720 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate8.64012.00
Floating-point performanceno data480.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8450G and Radeon HD 7550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

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 SharedGDDR5 / DDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared3200 / 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/AN/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 8450G 0.90
HD 7550M 1.20
+33.3%

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 33% in our combined 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 8450G 348
HD 7550M 464
+33.3%

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 33% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8450G 2114
HD 7550M 2927
+38.5%

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 38% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8450G 724
HD 7550M 756
+4.4%

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 4% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8450G 465
HD 7550M 569
+22.5%

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 22% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8450G 3169
HD 7550M 4081
+28.8%

HD 7550M outperforms HD 8450G by 29% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD15
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 1−2
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 1−2
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD 8450G and HD 7550M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • HD 7550M is 33.3% faster than HD 8450G

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7550M is 100% faster than the HD 8450G.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7550M is ahead in 13 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (48%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.90 1.20
Recency 12 March 2013 7 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 14 Watt

The Radeon HD 7550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8450G in performance tests.


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