ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs GeForce GTX 960

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 4550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 960
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
15.80
+2490%

GTX 960 outperforms ATI HD 4550 by a whopping 2490% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3421202
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.10no data
Power efficiency9.021.67
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM206RV710
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 January 2015 (9 years ago)30 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 960 and ATI HD 4550 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores102480
Core clock speed1127 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate75.394.800
Floating-point processing power2.413 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs648

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)400 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s655 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s10.48 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 960 15.80
+2490%
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.

GTX 960 6085
+2489%
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 HD62
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
4K28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.2129.50
4K7.1159.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+3267%
3−4
−3267%
Hitman 3 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+2567%
3−4
−2567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+3267%
3−4
−3267%
Hitman 3 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 131
+2520%
5−6
−2520%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+2567%
3−4
−2567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+3267%
3−4
−3267%
Hitman 3 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+2567%
3−4
−2567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+2667%
3−4
−2667%
Hitman 3 18−20 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+3100%
3−4
−3100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

This is how GTX 960 and ATI HD 4550 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 960 is 3000% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 960 is 2700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.80 0.61
Recency 22 January 2015 30 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 25 Watt

GTX 960 has a 2490.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4550, on the other hand, has 380% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.


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