Radeon HD 8210 vs HD 8550M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8550M and Radeon HD 8210, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8550M
2014
1 GB DDR3
1.48
+202%

HD 8550M outperforms HD 8210 by a whopping 202% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking9861247
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.22
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameSunKalindi
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 July 2014 (10 years ago)31 January 2014 (11 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 cores320128
Core clock speed650 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 million1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data8 Watt
Texture fill rate17.002.400
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS0.0768 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs208

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8IGP

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

HD 8550M 1.48
+202%
HD 8210 0.49

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
+280%
HD 8210 344

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 8550M 3705
+277%
HD 8210 984

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 HD14−16
+180%
5
−180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 1−2
−100%
2
+100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+300%
3
−300%
Fortnite 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
World of Tanks 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 1−2
−400%
5
+400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD 8550M and HD 8210 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8550M is 180% faster in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8550M is 800% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8210 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8550M is ahead in 27 tests (79%)
  • HD 8210 is ahead in 2 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.48 0.49
Recency 13 July 2014 31 January 2014

HD 8550M has a 202% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The Radeon HD 8550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8210 in performance tests.

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