Radeon HD 8550M vs GeForce GT 710

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 710 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.

GT 710
2014
2 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
1.63
+8.7%

GT 710 outperforms HD 8550M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking947971
Place by popularity83not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Power efficiency5.94no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK208Sun
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 March 2014 (10 years ago)13 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$34.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores192320
Core clock speed954 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistors915 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate15.2617.00
Floating-point processing power0.3663 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs1620

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGANo outputs
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision+-
PureVideo+-
PhysX+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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 HD8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
1440p4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
4K7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.37no data
1440p8.75no data
4K5.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
−60%
8−9
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
−60%
8−9
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
−267%
10−12
+267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

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 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GT 710 and HD 8550M compete in popular games:

  • GT 710 is 14% faster in 1080p
  • GT 710 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • GT 710 is 17% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 710 is 100% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8550M is 267% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 710 is ahead in 21 test (43%)
  • HD 8550M is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 1.50
Recency 27 March 2014 13 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB

GT 710 has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 8550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 710 and Radeon HD 8550M.

Be aware that GeForce GT 710 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook one.


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