AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs ATI Radeon HD 4550

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM and ATI Radeon HD 4550 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

ATI Radeon HD 4550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 54% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 600 MHz
24.7x more texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
25.6x more pipelines: 2048 vs 80
39.5x better floating-point performance: 3,789 gflops vs 96 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 256 MB
4.2x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 1310 MHz
6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 558
6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 558

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 January 2013 vs 30 September 2008
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 80
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops vs 96 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 1310 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339 vs 558
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339 vs 558

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4550

10x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 250 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4550

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3339

558

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3339

558

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Radeon HD 4550
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339	558
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339	558
PassMark - G3D Mark		236
PassMark - G2D Mark		429

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Radeon HD 4550
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	Tahiti	RV710
Launch date	8 January 2013	30 September 2008
Place in performance rating	756	758
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	96 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2048	80
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s	4.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	242 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	274 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB / s	10.48 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1310 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR2