GeForce FX 5500 vs ATI Radeon HD 4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4200 and GeForce FX 5500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4200
2009
0.29
+1350%

ATI HD 4200 outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 1350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13381488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameRS880NV34 B1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 August 2009 (15 years ago)17 March 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$36.99

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 cores40no data
Core clock speed500 MHz270 MHz
Number of transistors181 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate2.0001.080
Floating-point processing power0.04 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs44

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 x16AGP 8x
Lengthno data152 mm
WidthIGP1-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 SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared64 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared166 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data5.312 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)9.0a
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.31.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.0N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

ATI HD 4200 0.29
+1350%
FX 5500 0.02

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.

ATI HD 4200 111
+1288%
FX 5500 8

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 0.02
Recency 1 August 2009 17 March 2004
Chip lithography 55 nm 150 nm

ATI HD 4200 has a 1350% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5500 in performance tests.


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