ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs UHD Graphics 620

Place in the ranking	810	1202
Place by popularity	27	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.21	1.67
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT2	RV710
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2017 (7 years ago)	30 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	192	80
Core clock speed	300 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	242 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.00	4.800
Floating-point processing power	0.384 TFLOPS	0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	4
TMUs	24	8

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	Ring Bus	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 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	LPDDR3/DDR4	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	655 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	10.48 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A

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.

UHD Graphics 620 2.67
+338%

ATI HD 4550 0.61

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.

UHD Graphics 620 1030
+338%

ATI HD 4550 235

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	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
1440p	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
4K	7 +600%	1−2 −600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	29.50
1440p	no data	19.67
4K	no data	59.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6
+500%

1−2

−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +375%	8−9 −375%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40 +344%	9−10 −344%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30 +400%	6−7 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	36 +350%	8−9 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 +386%	7−8 −386%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

0−1

This is how UHD Graphics 620 and ATI HD 4550 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 620 is 550% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics 620 is 400% faster in 1440p
UHD Graphics 620 is 600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.67	0.61
Recency	1 September 2017	30 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

UHD Graphics 620 has a 337.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 620 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop one.

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