AMD Radeon HD 8550G vs AMD Radeon HD 6520G

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8550G and AMD Radeon HD 6520G videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8550G

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 29% higher core clock speed: 515 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • Around 66% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1244 vs 748
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 753 vs 644
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 753 vs 644
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 117 vs 81
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 411 vs 300
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 March 2013 vs 15 June 2011
Core clock speed 515 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 1244 vs 748
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 753 vs 644
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 753 vs 644
PassMark - G2D Mark 117 vs 81
PassMark - G3D Mark 411 vs 300

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6520G

  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 320 vs 256
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1577 vs 1397
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1577 vs 1397
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3134 vs 2459
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3134 vs 2459
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 320 vs 256
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1577 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1577 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3134 vs 2459
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3134 vs 2459

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8550G
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6520G

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1244
748
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
753
644
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
753
644
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
1577
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
1577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2459
3134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2459
3134
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
117
81
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
411
300
Name AMD Radeon HD 8550G AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Geekbench - OpenCL 1244 748
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 753 644
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 753 644
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1397 1577
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1397 1577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2459 3134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2459 3134
PassMark - G2D Mark 117 81
PassMark - G3D Mark 411 300

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 8550G AMD Radeon HD 6520G

Essentials

Architecture Terascale 3 Terascale 2
Code name Richland Llano
Launch date 12 March 2013 15 June 2011
Place in performance rating 1412 1415
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 720 MHz
Core clock speed 515 MHz 400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Pipelines 256 320
Transistor count 1000 Million

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 11 11

Memory

Shared memory 1 1