GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 5550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5550 with GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5550
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 39 Watt
0.97

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile outperforms ATI HD 5550 by a whopping 5167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking110753
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.7230.77
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRedwoodGA103S
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 February 2010 (14 years ago)25 January 2022 (2 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 cores3207424
Core clock speed550 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1260 MHz
Number of transistors627 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)39 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate8.800292.3
Floating-point processing power0.352 TFLOPS18.71 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16232
Tensor Coresno data232
Ray Tracing Coresno data58

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length165 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 5550 0.97
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 51.09
+5167%

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 5550 376
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 19716
+5144%

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 HD2−3
−6950%
141
+6950%
1440p1−2
−8800%
89
+8800%
4K1−2
−6000%
61
+6000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+0%
118
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 162
+0%
162
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 160
+0%
160
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 229
+0%
229
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+0%
87
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 143
+0%
143
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 194
+0%
194
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200
+0%
200
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 107
+0%
107
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150
+0%
150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
+0%
86
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 216
+0%
216
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+0%
93
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+0%
42
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how ATI HD 5550 and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 6950% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 8800% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 6000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 51.09
Recency 9 February 2010 25 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 39 Watt 115 Watt

ATI HD 5550 has 194.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 5167% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5550 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.


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