ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP vs ATI HD 4550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4550 and Radeon HD 3650 AGP, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4550
2008
256 MB DDR2, 25 Watt
0.61
+56.4%

ATI HD 4550 outperforms ATI HD 3650 AGP by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12001260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.700.42
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRV710RV635
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 September 2008 (16 years ago)23 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores80120
Core clock speed600 MHz725 MHz
Number of transistors242 million378 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate4.8005.800
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPS0.174 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneFloppy

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 typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed655 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.48 GB/s16 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/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 4550 0.61
+56.4%
ATI HD 3650 AGP 0.39

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 4550 235
+56.7%
ATI HD 3650 AGP 150

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 0.61 0.39
Recency 30 September 2008 23 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

ATI HD 4550 has a 56.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 160% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 3650 AGP, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon HD 4550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3650 AGP in performance tests.


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