ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 vs GeForce GTX 650
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 650 with Mobility Radeon HD 4550, including specs and performance data.
GTX 650 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4550 by a whopping 1207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 668 | 1304 |
| Place by popularity | 62 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.19 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.80 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Terascale 1 (2010) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | M92 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 384 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 1058 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 242 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 64 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 33.86 | 4.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8125 TFLOPS | 0.088 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Length | 147 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.38" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128-bit GDDR5 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5.0 GB/s | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.0 GB/s | 11.2 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| 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 HD | 130−140
+1200%
| 10
−1200%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 0.84 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
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1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how GTX 650 and ATI Mobility HD 4550 compete in popular games:
- GTX 650 is 1200% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 29 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.92 | 0.30 |
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 1 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
GTX 650 has a 1206.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 4550 is a notebook one.
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