ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 vs ATI Radeon HD 4550

Comparative analysis of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 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, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

ATI Radeon HD 4550

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
3.3x more texture fill rate: 16 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 320 vs 80
3.3x better floating-point performance: 320.0 gflops vs 96 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 401 vs 236
5.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3262 vs 558
5.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3262 vs 558

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 January 2009 vs 30 September 2008
Texture fill rate	16 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	320 vs 80
Floating-point performance	320.0 gflops vs 96 gflops
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	401 vs 236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3262 vs 558
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3262 vs 558

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4550

Around 20% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 1310 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 429 vs 320

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	600 MHz vs 500 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Memory clock speed	1310 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	429 vs 320

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4550

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

401

236

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

320

429

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3262

558

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3262

558

Name	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650	ATI Radeon HD 4550
PassMark - G3D Mark	401	236
PassMark - G2D Mark	320	429
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3262	558
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3262	558

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650	ATI Radeon HD 4550
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	M96	RV710
Launch date	9 January 2009	30 September 2008
Place in performance rating	767	768
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	320.0 gflops	96 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	320	80
Texture fill rate	16 GTexel / s	4.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	514 million	242 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	19.2 GB / s	10.48 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1310 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3	DDR2
Shared memory	0
Technologies
1x Dual-Link/Single-Link DVI
1x Single-Link DVI Support (all display ports have to be supported by the laptop manufacturer)
DisplayPort support up to 2560x1600
HDMI support up to 1920x1080 (both with 7.1 AC3 Audio)
PCI-E 2.0 x16
Powerplay