GeForce 7800 GT vs Radeon HD 8550M

Place in the ranking	973	1190
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.68
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Sun	G70
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 July 2014 (10 years ago)	11 August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	320	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	690 million	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.00	8.000
Floating-point processing power	0.544 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	20	20

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	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	226 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin

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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	32 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 Connectors

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.50	0.63
Recency	13 July 2014	11 August 2005
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	110 nm

HD 8550M has a 138.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook card while GeForce 7800 GT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.