ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs R6 M340DX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R6 M340DX with Radeon HD 4550, including specs and performance data.
R6 M340DX outperforms ATI HD 4550 by a whopping 367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 788 | 1198 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.70 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Jet | RV710 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 December 2015 (8 years ago) | 30 September 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $59 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 384 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 955 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 242 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.72 | 4.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.791 TFLOPS | 0.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 655 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 10.48 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 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 | 10
+400%
| 2−3
−400%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 29.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
This is how R6 M340DX and ATI HD 4550 compete in popular games:
- R6 M340DX is 400% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.85 | 0.61 |
| Recency | 12 December 2015 | 30 September 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
R6 M340DX has a 367.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R6 M340DX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R6 M340DX is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop 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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