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 in Radeon HD 8550G | 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 MHz |
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Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
5.9 pt (6%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
67801 Points (11%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 67801 |
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
41713 Points (6%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 41713 |
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
4060 Points (5%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 4060 |
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ATI Radeon HD 4850 6%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
6107 Points (3%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 6107 |
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
746 Points (2%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 746 |
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
792 Points (2%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 792 |
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
64034 Points (9%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 64034 |
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1280 Points (3%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 1280 |
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1179 Points (2%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 1179 |
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
4174 Points (4%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 4174 |
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
3741 Points (3%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 3741 |
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
21767 Points (11%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 21767 |
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
11672 Points (17%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 11672 |
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +7314 Points (14%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 7314 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5570 -2%
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
10.8 fps (4%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 10.8 |
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
5.4 fps (2%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 5.4 |
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
9.8 fps (2%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 9.8 |
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
17.2 fps (7%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 17.15 |
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
5.4 fps (2%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 5.37 |
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
6.6 fps (3%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 6.6 |
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
2.1 fps (2%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 2.06 |
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
8.9 fps (4%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 8.85 |
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.2 fps (1%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 0.19 |
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specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
8.5 fps (5%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 8.45 |
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
11.7 fps (4%)
Pumori Test Platform | A8-5550M | 8 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 11.73 |
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
5224 points (25%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 5224 |
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
28.5 fps (13%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 28.5 |
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
28.9 fps (8%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 28.9 |
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 98 |
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
87 fps (1%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 87 |
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
56 fps (2%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 56 |
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
62 Samples/s (1%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 62 |
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
132 Samples/s (0%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 132 |
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
575 points (1%)
Pumori Test Platform (A8-5550M) | A8-5550M | 4 GB | 720 / 800 MHz | | 575 |
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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 detailed 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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