Radeon RX 550X vs HD Graphics

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics and Radeon RX 550X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics
2012
35 Watt
0.77

RX 550X outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1146582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.528.23
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)16 December 2018 (5 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 cores48512
Core clock speed650 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors392 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate6.30037.86
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs116
TMUs632

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.801.2.131

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.

HD Graphics 0.77
RX 550X 5.94
+671%

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.

HD Graphics 298
RX 550X 2291
+669%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 5.94
Recency 1 April 2012 16 December 2018
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt

HD Graphics has 42.9% lower power consumption.

RX 550X, on the other hand, has a 671.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.


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