GeForce G102M vs Radeon HD 8550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8550M and GeForce G102M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8550M outperforms G102M by a whopping 238% 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 | 1056 | 1332 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.20 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Sun | C79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (17 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 cores | 320 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 20 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
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 |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 1.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | VGAHDMIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
+244%
|
9−10
−244%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 0.40 |
| Recency | 13 July 2014 | 8 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
HD 8550M has a 238% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 132% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G102M in performance tests.
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