RTX A400 vs Radeon HD 8550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8550M with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
RTX A400 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 959% 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 | 395 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.95 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Sun | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (1 year 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 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 20 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
| 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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−900%
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30−33
+900%
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Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−950%
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21−24
+950%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−900%
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30−33
+900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−900%
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40−45
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−900%
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30−33
+900%
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| Fortnite | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−900%
|
80−85
+900%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−929%
|
350−400
+929%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−868%
|
300−310
+868%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−959%
|
180−190
+959%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−900%
|
80−85
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
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| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−900%
|
70−75
+900%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−929%
|
350−400
+929%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−959%
|
180−190
+959%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−900%
|
80−85
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−900%
|
70−75
+900%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−929%
|
350−400
+929%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−956%
|
95−100
+956%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−900%
|
140−150
+900%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−900%
|
60−65
+900%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−900%
|
140−150
+900%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−900%
|
70−75
+900%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 14.30 |
| Recency | 13 July 2014 | 16 April 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A400 has a 959.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A400 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 RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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