AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP vs ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP and ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 9% higher core clock speed: 760 MHz vs 700 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 55 nm
- 4.4x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 286 Watt
Launch date | 23 May 2013 vs 12 August 2008 |
Core clock speed | 760 MHz vs 700 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 55 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 286 Watt |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1309 vs 567
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 565 vs 226
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1309 vs 567 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 565 vs 226 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 567 | 1309 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 226 | 565 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3323 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3323 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale 3 | TeraScale |
Code name | Scrapper | R700 |
Launch date | 23 May 2013 | 12 August 2008 |
Place in performance rating | 739 | 466 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $550 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 844 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 760 MHz | 700 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 55 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 286 Watt |
Transistor count | 1,303 million | 956 million |
Floating-point performance | 2x 1,120.0 gflops | |
Pipelines | 2x 800 | |
Texture fill rate | 2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2x 1 GB | |
Memory bandwidth | 2x 115.2 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR5 |