ATI Radeon X1550 vs ATI FirePro M5800
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro M5800 with Radeon X1550, including specs and performance data.
M5800 outperforms X1550 by a whopping 700% 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 | 1074 | 1485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.79 | 0.46 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Madison | RV516 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2010 (16 years ago) | 2007 (19 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 | 400 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 105 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.00 | 2.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.52 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 20 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 40 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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 | 21
+950%
| 2−3
−950%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Valorant | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how ATI M5800 and ATI X1550 compete in popular games:
- ATI M5800 is 950% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.28 | 0.16 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | 27 Watt |
ATI M5800 has a 700% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.
The FirePro M5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1550 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro M5800 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon X1550 is a desktop one.
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