ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 vs HD 8280
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8280 with Mobility Radeon HD 4550, including specs and performance data.
HD 8280 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4550 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 1184 | 1305 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 3.12 | no data |
Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Terascale 1 (2010) |
GPU code name | Kalindi | M92 |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 18 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 January 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 | 128 | 80 |
Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 550 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 242 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 4.400 |
Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 0.088 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 4 | 4 |
TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 | IGP | MXM-II |
Width | IGP | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 700 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 11.2 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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 | 18−21
+80%
| 10
−80%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
World of Tanks | 18−20
+38.5%
|
12−14
−38.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
1440p
High Preset
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
World of Tanks | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Valorant | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Valorant | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how HD 8280 and ATI Mobility HD 4550 compete in popular games:
- HD 8280 is 80% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8280 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8280 is ahead in 16 tests (50%)
- there's a draw in 16 tests (50%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.68 | 0.33 |
Recency | 18 September 2013 | 1 January 2010 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
HD 8280 has a 106.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8280 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 4550 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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