Radeon HD 8550M vs UHD Graphics 620
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 620 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.
UHD Graphics 620 outperforms HD 8550M by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 802 | 971 |
| Place by popularity | 24 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.38 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Kaby Lake GT2 | Sun |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2017 (7 years ago) | 13 July 2014 (10 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 | 192 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm++ | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 17.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.384 TFLOPS | 0.544 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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 | Ring Bus | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | 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 | LPDDR3/DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 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. 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.
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:
| Full HD | 13
+85.7%
| 7−8
−85.7%
|
| 1440p | 15
+87.5%
| 8−9
−87.5%
|
| 4K | 8
+100%
| 4−5
−100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 8
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 38
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40
+167%
|
14−16
−167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 15
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30
−10%
|
30−35
+10%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 36
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 34
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 11
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+27.3%
|
10−12
−27.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
−267%
|
10−12
+267%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 620 and HD 8550M compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 620 is 86% faster in 1080p
- UHD Graphics 620 is 88% faster in 1440p
- UHD Graphics 620 is 100% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 620 is 1167% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8550M is 267% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 620 is ahead in 43 tests (88%)
- HD 8550M is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.67 | 1.50 |
| Recency | 1 September 2017 | 13 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
UHD Graphics 620 has a 78% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The UHD Graphics 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 620 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8550M 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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