Quadro T2000 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8550M

Place in the ranking	977	266
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	23.67
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Sun	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 July 2014 (10 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 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	1024
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1575 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.00	114.2
Floating-point processing power	0.544 TFLOPS	3.656 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	20	64

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	128.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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. 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 8550M 1.51

T2000 Mobile 20.72
+1272%

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.

HD 8550M 1307

T2000 Mobile 13524
+935%

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

−725%

30−35
+725%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4133%	120−130 +4133%
Hitman 3	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −560%	95−100 +560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −763%	65−70 +763%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −182%	90−95 +182%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4133%	120−130 +4133%
Hitman 3	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −560%	95−100 +560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −763%	65−70 +763%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −318%	45−50 +318%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −182%	90−95 +182%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4133%	120−130 +4133%
Hitman 3	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −560%	95−100 +560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −763%	65−70 +763%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −318%	45−50 +318%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −182%	90−95 +182%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2650%

55−60
+2650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1500%	30−35 +1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −740%	40−45 +740%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2300%	24−27 +2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −1629%	120−130 +1629%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−750%

30−35
+750%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1500%

16−18
+1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	10−12
Far Cry 5	0−1	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−500%

18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T2000 Mobile is 4133% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T2000 Mobile is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.51	20.72
Recency	13 July 2014	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm

T2000 Mobile has a 1272.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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