Radeon HD 8550M vs HD 7770
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7770 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.
HD 7770 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 619 | 996 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.25 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.82 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | Sun |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 February 2012 (13 years ago) | 13 July 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 640 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 40.00 | 17.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.28 TFLOPS | 0.544 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 20 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 14.4 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
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.
- Other tests
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- Unigine Heaven 3.0
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Unigine Heaven 3.0
This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.
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:
| 900p | 47
+292%
| 12−14
−292%
|
| Full HD | 47
+292%
| 12−14
−292%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.38 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+80%
|
35−40
−80%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 128
+313%
|
30−35
−313%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+144%
|
18−20
−144%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+80%
|
35−40
−80%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+144%
|
18−20
−144%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+80%
|
35−40
−80%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
+344%
|
9−10
−344%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+177%
|
12−14
−177%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+743%
|
7−8
−743%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+13.3%
|
14−16
−13.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30
+286%
|
7−8
−286%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
This is how HD 7770 and HD 8550M compete in popular games:
- HD 7770 is 292% faster in 900p
- HD 7770 is 292% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7770 is 1700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 7770 surpassed HD 8550M in all 44 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.86 | 1.29 |
| Recency | 15 February 2012 | 13 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
HD 7770 has a 276.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
HD 8550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7770 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook one.
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