AMD Radeon HD 8550M videocard review

Radeon HD 8550M videocard released by AMD; release date: 13 July 2014. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Sun.

Core clock speed - 650 MHz. Boost clock speed - 850 MHz. Texture fill rate - 17 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 384. Floating-point performance - 544.0 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,040 million.

Memory type: DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 1 GB. Memory bus width - 64 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1800 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 14.4 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
4. Borderlands 2 (2012)

5. Dirt Showdown (2012)
6. Diablo III (2012)
7. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
9. Battlefield 3 (2011)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	38.70
Medium, 1366x768	33.60
High, 1366x768	29.40

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	11.10
Medium, 1366x768	9.40
High, 1366x768	8.80

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	36.60
Medium, 1366x768	28.60
High, 1366x768	15.90

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	25.40
Medium, 1366x768	20.90
High, 1366x768	16.70

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	16.50
Medium, 1366x768	11.50
High, 1366x768	10.40

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	59.50
Medium, 1366x768	44.90
High, 1366x768	34.40

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x720	30.20
High, 1366x768	23.60

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	20.90
Medium, 1366x768	19.00
High, 1366x768	15.90

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	16.40
Medium, 1366x768	14.40
High, 1366x768	13.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Sun
Launch date	13 July 2014
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	850 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	544.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	384
Texture fill rate	17 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory type	DDR3
Shared memory	0