HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs Radeon HD 8550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8550M and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8550M outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 221% 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 | 1047 | 1312 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | Sun | Braswell |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (9 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 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | no data |
| 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 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 HD | 24−27
+200%
| 8
−200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
+107%
|
14−16
−107%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| 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
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how HD 8550M and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:
- HD 8550M is 200% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8550M is 800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8550M performs better in 25 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 0.42 |
| Recency | 13 July 2014 | 1 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
HD 8550M has a 221.4% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8550M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.
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