ATI Radeon 9550 vs HD Graphics (Haswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) with Radeon 9550, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms 9550 by a whopping 888% 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 | 1207 | 1533 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012) | R300 (2003−2008) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT1 | RV350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2003 (22 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 | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 60 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 130 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.000 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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).
| Interface | no data | AGP 8x |
| 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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 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 data | 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 | 11.1 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | 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 | 6 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 0.08 |
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 1 October 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 130 nm |
HD Graphics (Haswell) has a 888% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 491% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics (Haswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9550 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9550 is a desktop one.
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