GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon HD 8550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8550M with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1660 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 1922% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 994 | 200 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 50 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 42.48 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.23 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Sun | TU116 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 14 March 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $219 |
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 | 320 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 157.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 5.027 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 20 | 88 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 192.1 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
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.
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.
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 | 4−5
−1975%
| 83
+1975%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−2400%
| 50
+2400%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−2600%
| 27
+2600%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.64 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.38 |
| 4K | no data | 8.11 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−2675%
|
111
+2675%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2267%
|
71
+2267%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−1975%
|
83
+1975%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−5250%
|
100−110
+5250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1833%
|
58
+1833%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−3225%
|
130−140
+3225%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1550%
|
132
+1550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1020%
|
110−120
+1020%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−774%
|
306
+774%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−1125%
|
49
+1125%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−5250%
|
100−110
+5250%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−771%
|
270−280
+771%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1467%
|
47
+1467%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−1117%
|
219
+1117%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−3225%
|
130−140
+3225%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1438%
|
123
+1438%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−11400%
|
115
+11400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2750%
|
57
+2750%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1020%
|
110−120
+1020%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1600%
|
102
+1600%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−720%
|
287
+720%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−5250%
|
100−110
+5250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40
+1233%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−994%
|
197
+994%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1125%
|
98
+1125%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1020%
|
110−120
+1020%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−850%
|
57
+850%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−229%
|
115
+229%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−3225%
|
130−140
+3225%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 62 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−2089%
|
190−200
+2089%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−892%
|
129
+892%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−3129%
|
226
+3129%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2300%
|
24
+2300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5800%
|
59
+5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2433%
|
76
+2433%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−227%
|
49
+227%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−1686%
|
125
+1686%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10 |
| Dota 2 | 2−3
−4250%
|
87
+4250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1500%
|
30−35
+1500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1000%
|
30−35
+1000%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 271
+0%
|
271
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 223
+0%
|
223
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
This is how HD 8550M and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1660 is 1975% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1660 is 2400% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1660 is 2600% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 is 11400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1660 is ahead in 44 tests (72%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (28%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.29 | 26.08 |
| Recency | 13 July 2014 | 14 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
GTX 1660 has a 1921.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.
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