AMD Radeon HD 8550G
The AMD Radeon HD 8550G is a processor graphics card in the AMD Richland APUs (for example, the A8-5550M). It offers only 256 VLIW4 shader cores vs. the 384 shader cores of the 8650G. The 8550G has no dedicated graphics memory and shares the main memory with the CPU cores.
The integrated UVD3 video decoder allows for full decoding of Multi-View Codec (MVC), MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX, xVid), MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and Adobe Flash HD videos.
According to its clock rate range of 515 - 720 MHz (or 554 - 720 MHz in an A8-5557M), performance is only a few percentage points above a Radeon HD 7640G. Thus, the Radeon HD 8550G performs similarly to a dedicated Radeon HD 7570M. Without fast dual-channel memory, however, performance drops dramatically. The shaders of the chip can also be used for general computing.
The APU is manufactured in 32nm and rated at a TDP of 35 W. This allows the chip to be used in notebooks from 13- to 14-inches or larger.
| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Radeon HD 8000G Series | |
| Codename | Richland |
| Architecture | Terascale 3 |
| Pipelines | 256 - unified |
| Core Speed | 515 - 720 (Boost) MHz |
| Shared Memory | yes |
| DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
| technology | 32 nm |
| Notebook Size | medium sized |
| Date of Announcement | 12.03.2013 |
| CPU | GPU Base Speed | GPU Boost / Turbo |
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| AMD A8-5550M | 4 x 2100 MHz, 35 W | 515 MHz | 720 MHz |
| AMD A8-5557M | 4 x 2100 MHz, 35 W | 554 MHz | 720 MHz |
| min. - max. | | 515 - 554 MHz | 720 - 720 MHz |
Benchmarks
3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen
67801 Points (14%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 67801 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
ATI Radeon HD 4850 8%
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080
41713 Points (6%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 41713 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
4060 Points (8%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 4060 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
ATI Radeon HD 4850 6%
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
6107 Points (3%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 6107 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
746 Points (3%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 746 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
792 Points (2%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 792 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
64034 Points (9%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 64034 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
1280 points (4%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 1280 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
1179 points (2%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 1179 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P Result 1280x1024
4174 Points (7%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 4174 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
3741 Points (5%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 3741 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
21767 Points (12%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 21767 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
11672 Points (25%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 11672 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +7314 Points (18%)
| Standard 1280x1024 |
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 7314 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5570 -2%
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
10.8 fps (4%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 10.8 |
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - OpenGL, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
5.4 fps (3%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 5.4 |
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
9.8 fps (4%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 9.8 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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SPECviewperf 12
Solidworks (sw-03) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks (sw-03) 1900x1060
17.2 fps (10%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 17.15 |
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Siemens NX (snx-02) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX (snx-02) 1900x1060
5.4 fps (3%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 5.37 |
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Showcase (showcase-01) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase (showcase-01) 1900x1060
6.6 fps (4%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 6.6 |
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Medical (medical-01) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Medical (medical-01) 1900x1060
2.1 fps (3%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 2.06 |
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Maya (maya-04) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Maya (maya-04) 1900x1060
8.9 fps (5%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 8.85 |
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Energy (energy-01) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Energy (energy-01) 1900x1060
0.2 fps (1%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 0.19 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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Creo (creo-01) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Creo (creo-01) 1900x1060
8.5 fps (6%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 8.45 |
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Catia (catia-04) 1900x1060 +SPECviewperf 12 - Catia (catia-04) 1900x1060
11.7 fps (8%)
| Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8192 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04+ | 11.73 |
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
5224 Points (33%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 5224 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
28.5 Points (23%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 28.5 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R15 - OpenGL 64Bit
28.9 Points (17%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 28.9 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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Ref. Match 64Bit +Cinebench R15 - Ref. Match 64Bit
98 Points (98%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 98 |
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080
87 fps (6%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 87 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
56 fps (12%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 56 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
62 Samples/s (1%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 62 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
132 Samples/s (1%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 132 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
575 Points (3%)
| Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4096 MB | 720 / 800 MHz | 351 MHz Idle 14.04 | 575 |
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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48 (!) [X] Pumori Test PlatformAMD A8-5550M 2.1GHz
Radeon HD 8550G
Problem during benchmarking occured: slight stutteringmin:
36 fps, max:
55 fps
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