Radeon HD 8550M vs UHD Graphics P630
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics P630 and Radeon HD 8550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
UHD Graphics P630 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 573 | 975 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 29.69 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Coffee Lake GT2 | Sun |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 May 2018 (6 years ago) | 13 July 2014 (10 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 | 192 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+++ | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 17.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4608 TFLOPS | 0.544 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 20 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | System Shared | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
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 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−87.5%
|
14−16
+87.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−17.9%
|
30−35
+17.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−87.5%
|
14−16
+87.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−17.9%
|
30−35
+17.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−87.5%
|
14−16
+87.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−17.9%
|
30−35
+17.9%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8550M is 150% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8550M is ahead in 28 tests (60%)
- there's a draw in 19 tests (40%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.39 | 1.50 |
| Recency | 24 May 2018 | 13 July 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
UHD Graphics P630 has a 326% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The UHD Graphics P630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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