AMD Radeon HD 8550G vs AMD Radeon HD 8450G
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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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.
AMD Radeon HD 8450G
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon HD 8450G is a processor graphics card in the AMD Richland APUs (for example, the A6-5350M). It offers only 192 VLIW4 shader cores vs 384 shader cores of the 8650G. The 8450G 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 the clock rate range of 533 - 720 MHz, performance is only a few percentage points above a Radeon HD 7520G. Thus, the Radeon HD 8450G performs similarly to a dedicated Radeon HD 7470M. Modern and demanding games as of 2013/2014 will run fluently only in low settings and resolutions. Without fast dual-channel memory, performance will be even worse.
The shaders of the chip can also be used for general computing.
The APU is manufactured in 32nm and is rated at a TDP of 35 W. This allows the chip to be used in notebooks from 13- to 14-inches or larger.
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| Codename | Richland | Richland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Terascale 3 | Terascale 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 256 - unified | 192 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 515 - 720 (Boost) MHz | 533 - 720 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 32 nm | 32 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 12.03.2013 | 12.03.2013 |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8550G → 100% n=22
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8450G → 65% n=22
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
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.
Fifa 15
2014
Risen 3: Titan Lords
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Watch Dogs
2014
Titanfall
2014
Thief
2014
X-Plane 10.25
2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Dota 2
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
SimCity
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Dishonored
2012
F1 2012
2012
Borderlands 2
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Max Payne 3
2012
Dirt Showdown
2012
Diablo III
2012
Risen 2: Dark Waters
2012
Mass Effect 3
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Total War: Shogun 2
2011
Civilization 5
2010
Trackmania Nations Forever
2008
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8550G → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8450G → 72%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 73%
| AMD Radeon HD 8550G | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 30.6 | 19 | ||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 28 | 18 | ||||
| Fifa 15 | 48 | 31.1 | 16.9 | |||
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | 39 | 22.2 | 8.6 | |||
| GRID: Autosport | 93 | 39 | 17.1 | |||
| Watch Dogs | 20.3 | 14.8 | ||||
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 33.1 | 29.8 | 13.4 | |||
| The Elder Scrolls Online | 36 | 28 | 18.2 | 9.7 | ||
| Titanfall | 52 | 26 | 20 | |||
| Thief | 18.7 | 12 | ||||
| Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag | 27.5 | 22.5 | 11.3 | |||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 33.6 | 19.7 | ||||
| Battlefield 4 | 33.6 | 23.5 | 16.6 | 5.3 | ||
| F1 2013 | 60 | 38 | 34 | 16 | ||
| Fifa 14 | 63 | |||||
| Total War: Rome II | 47.7 | 34.8 | 27.5 | 7 | ||
| Dota 2 | 53 | 36.6 | 17.7 | |||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 17.1 | |||||
| GRID 2 | 47 | 34 | 28.8 | 12.5 | ||
| Metro: Last Light | 27.6 | 20.7 | 10 | 5 | ||
| BioShock Infinite | 52 | |||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 54 | 33 | 11.7 | |||
| Tomb Raider | 61 | 29 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Crysis 3 | 27 | 16.7 | ||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 24.8 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 5.2 | ||
| Dishonored | 52 | 42 | 34 | 20 | ||
| Borderlands 2 | 43 | 31 | 20.3 | 12.7 | ||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 39 | |||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 45 | 33 | 13.4 | 5 | ||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 42 | 29.4 | 19.7 | |||
| Deus Ex Human Revolution | 81 | 32.6 | 14 | |||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 8 16 4 | 16 9 | 15 5 | 15 1 1 | | |
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