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).

 

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 766 767
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