RTX A4500 Embedded vs ATI Radeon X550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon X550 with RTX A4500 Embedded, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4500 Embedded outperforms X550 by a whopping 16433% 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 | 1505 | 310 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.07 |
| Architecture | Rage 9 (2003−2006) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | RV370 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 July 2005 (20 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (3 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 | no data | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 510 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1215 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 223.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 14.31 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| TMUs | 4 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.12 | 19.84 |
| Recency | 1 July 2005 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A4500 Embedded has a 16433.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A4500 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon X550 is a desktop graphics card while RTX A4500 Embedded is a mobile workstation one.
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