ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs ATI Mobility HD 4550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4550 with Radeon HD 5550, including specs and performance data.
ATI HD 5550 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4550 by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1302 | 1123 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.73 |
| Architecture | Terascale 1 (2010) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | M92 | Redwood |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 9 February 2010 (15 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 | 80 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 39 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | 8.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.088 TFLOPS | 0.352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
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 | MXM-II | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 165 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 51.2 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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 | 10
−170%
| 27−30
+170%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
−169%
|
35−40
+169%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4550 and ATI HD 5550 compete in popular games:
- ATI HD 5550 is 170% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 0.95 |
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 9 February 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
ATI HD 5550 has a 179.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 5550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4550 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5550 is a desktop one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
